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PART I1

SELECTED EXCERPTS FROM REPLY LETTERS

WRITTEN BY

SATGURU KIRPAL SINGH JI

TO

HIS DISCIPLES

CHAPTER XIV

SOCIAL CONDUCT AND ETHICAL LIFE

I appreciate your selfless service for the holy cause of the Master when you are privileged to conduct Satsangs and convey instructions for initiation to the dear ones, under the protective guidance of the Master.

I t is a rare blessing to be instrumental in the Divine Set-Up. A spirit of selflessness and self- abnegtion invokes His gracious mercy and compassion in great abundance. Your reverential humility and devotion for Him will bless you with inner peace and harmony. Please convey my love to all the mem- bers in your group individually, and encourage them to write to me about their spiritual progress at regular intervals, so as to seek guidance where necessary.

The moral code of an ethical life must be strictly adhered to. A pure and chaste life is a necessary prerequisite for progress on the Path to God. These are fundamentals that allow no relaxation whatsoever. Anyone transgressing them will have to reap the fruit thereof. These words may sound stiff, but the Father does not wish His children to go astray. He has overwhelming love for them and their uplift is His foremost job.

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I am glad you have a better appreciation of the value of the Satsang meetings, which are always inspiring, helpful and beneficial, as Master's love and grace is radiated in abundance therein, and all those present receive the Life-Impulses from the Master- Power working overhead. In group meetings, the entire congregation assimilates the overflowing grace of the Master and occasionally the Radiant Presence of the Master is experienced by the audience. Such meetings have a deep inspiring significance and, therefore, should be cherished in all loving devotion.

It is a natural desire of an initiate to rise high in the inner planes and meet within the Radiant and Charming Master and enjoy His grace and blessings as well as the perfect peace and bliss of those regions.

Difficulties often block the Way. They must be overcome. You have a Strong One over your head. Take refuge in Him!

Why should a child ever feel shy in writing to his Father? Everyone who has learned to ride has experienced many a fall. To fall in sin is manly, but to remain there is devilish.

Please do not be disheartened. Do avoid uncongenial society and be regular and earnest in your meditation. Do your best and leave the rest to the Power overhead and do not worry. No amount of worry will help you. Let Him worry for you. You do your small part in humility.

Romantic life on the physical plane appears charming. It has its attraction, but it is debasing. It leaves behind horrible bitterness and a dislike for life. Life on the higher planes is more romantic and gives

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eternal peace and joy-so why lose a higher and purer thing for lower and debasing transitory things? One has, therefore, to stick to one's principles and not violate the rules of purity and ethics, and he who does this, receives all the necessary help in his efforts and is greatly benefitted.

Those who are now better situated may have been like you some time back, or even worse off. They persevered and did the right thing. It gave them strength and power. You can do likewise. It is just a matter of starting anew. Start right now. The Master is anxious to see you progress. He wants His initiates to rise to sublime heights and have their bowls filled to the brim with the Nectar of Godconsciousness.

But the bowls must first be emptied of the rubbish that they contain in order to make room for the Nectar to be put in.

Seek only that company which is helpful to you. Discard all others lovingly and unprovokingly. You will surely make progress. But remember one thing- Rome was not built in a day. It required a huge effort in toil from hundreds and thousands of people for a very long time.

Your discipline may not have to be as severe, but you cannot have what you want so easily. You must work for it. But be sure that with a little work you will get better results. The Master wants you all to develop love and humility. These must be lived with tolerance. It is regrettable that these virtues are absent in those with whom you come across. But that is no reason for anyone to go that way. Spiritual Science is very definite, and whoever, even the vilest of the vile, follows It, is changed for the better. If some people who have been put on the Way are not


changed for the better, it is purely due to their fault and not that the Science is wrong.

This is the most perfect Way given out by all the Masters who came in the past. Our day to day life should be a living testimony of what we profess. This is the long and the short of the whole thing. Everyone must learn it and the sooner, the better. Reformers are wanted, not of others, but of themselves. I t is better to see one's own faults and try to remove them than to pick holes in others.

You have asked my consent to visit India to sit at the holy Feet of the Master. How can a loving Father deny such a loving gesture for His beloved children who have unquestionably a birth-right in this respect. The Master and His congregation would be very glad to greet you and dear-. I may, however, remind you of your spiritual obligations there in the States which you have been fortunate enough to undertake, becoming a source of inspiration for many a dear one. If you can afford to have leisure to come, you may undertake the voyage. There is no objection to it. But, please note that I am planning a world tour which may mature before long, and I will be visiting your country by next Spring, which will afford you the opportunity of travelling with me.

I will be glad to see the manuscript of your beautifully written devotional poems which you intend to compile for the welfare of the dear ones on the sacred Path and for raising funds towards the building of an Ashram in the States. That will, with His Grace, serve a cause and be a source of help and inspiration to many.

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I quite appreciate your adoration for the Master and your anguish for mergence into His Divinity. Please relax so that the gracious Master-Power engulfs you in Its splendour and glory. Let the ego be completely annihilated and you emerge out of and above the plane of duality, forgetting all about your I-hood'. Self-denial and abnegation is another stepping-stone to the climax of Spirituality. Be completely immersed in the sweet glory of His remembrance, altogether oblivious of the past or future. Just resign and surrender in favour of His Divine parent to the

Will. The Nectar of Life needs a most trans- receptacle, to be poured into, for distributing thirsty children.

You need not worry about the opinions of others. Views based upon one's own testimony are the best. Every person receives help according to his individual receptivity. All are on the way to Perfection. All that each dear one has to do is to carry on with meditations regularly, with love, faith and devotion, and to develop from day to day. All necessary help is extended from the Master-Power within and without.

Attendance at the Satsang is a very helpful factor for one's spiritual progress. The organizers along with the labourers in the field should always consider that the Satsang is that of the Master and offer their loving service and co-operation however small, to add to the tranquility and congeniality of the Satsang. I will be very happy to see love and sweet co-operation bctween the children of the same Father on the Road to the same Godhood.

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Humanity has always been on trial. The human body is a precious asset granted by Providence in the ascending scale of evolution. Thy days are numbered is a positive truth. Those who earnestly work toward Spiritual Perfection, under the protective guidance of the Master, utilize their tenure on earth to the best advantage, which results in their eventual Liberation from the Wheel of Life. A liberated soul becomes a source of help as well as inspiration to others who cross his or her path. Although the tide of destruction is on the increase and all of humanity is overtaken with the fear of annihilation from the destructive weapons, yet the benign Master-Power controlling the destiny of child humanity is always exercising His gracious protection. It is an age of prosperity, and spiritual grace is being extended to all, irrespective of colour, class or creed.

I appreciate your precious efforts in becoming instrumental in the Divine Set Up. It is a rare blessing to be chosen for such a holy cause when you bring back the dreary and forlorn to the Living Master for their spiritual liberation from the Wheel of Life. Your combined and co-operative efforts in this cause will bring life and light to many a dear one awaiting their turn. It is a reward in itself and it is the climax of Divine grace.

No doubt hard and difficult times await us. But those who are living chaste lives and remain devoted

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to the Master and to God, will pass through them unscathed.

All initiates are on the Way. Some have developed more than others, so some may have more faults and failings than the others. We have to hate the sin and love the sinner. Those who are doing the Master's work in helping others to find a Way back, need and command our help and more tolerance. Example is better than precept.

Fortunate are the chosen few who are blessed with the rare privilege of instilling faith and right understanding in their less fortunate brethren for their spiritual enlightenment.

When a disciple, having found a True Master, has developed such absolute love for Him and steadily purifies himself, he becomes a recipient of Divine grace. I wish all disciples to meet God in this life. Keep the physical body pure by keeping all outgoing faculties pure. Follow the teachings of Masters and meditate faithfully. Learn self control, train your desires, be pure and be active. But let that activity be dedicated to God and God-Power working through Master.

To forgive and forget is what one must practise in thoughts, words and in deeds so that they may become a part and parcel of daily living from day to


day. Love knows no criticism, no imposition, no boasting, no reflection on other's shortcomings, but works in a constructive way to cement all in one loving fold of the Master. Love beautifies everything.

Do not concern yourself with the fruits of your deeds. Leave that to the Master. Make your love for Him so complete that, beholding His Hand in everything, you may rise above all feelings of enmity, rivalry and resentment.

See Him present in every experience and remember He is always with you, ready to assist whenever you turn your thoughts to Him.

And above all, remember He is not to be won by words, but by deeds-if you love me, keep my commandments.

If you can do this ; if you can conquer the self and surrender it at the Feet of the Master, you can learn to see Him working through all things.

If you can accept the fact of your own limited vision; if you can undertake a ceaseless and zealous watch over your thoughts and deeds, weeding out all evil and all imperfection, you shall not only win Salvation for yourself, but you will be an example for others to do likewise.

Your example will shine like a torch in the darkness and men, even those who may first oppose you, will turn to you for guidance and help.

You will find a new sense of peace surging through you, a peace that does not depend on the absence of outer disturbances, but is an inner state of mind that stands unshaken even in the most tempting situations. And the same quality shall enter not only

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your individual life, but the larger life of the great spiritual movement of which you are a part.

It is so good that you enjoy the Satsangs and that the dear ones help you with transportation. It is a rare bliss to be amidst the sacred circle of devoted disciples of the Master where loving devotion for His Holy Feet is fostered with His grace.

We must reform ourselves before we can reform others, but unfortunately we are always anxious to reform others. We should weed out all imperfections, one by one, by self-introspection and this will bring peace all around. Love beautifies everything and if we learn to love everyone, all our imperfections can be washed away, especially by loving kind words.

If two drunkards can sit together in a tavern, why can't two devotees of God and Master sit together in love for each other? If we find this difficult, it is because we have not yet tasted the exhilarating elixir of Divine Love. The reading of the scriptures and the wisdom given out by the Masters cannot give us an ounce of love for God or man. The food that is digested will give you strength and that which is not digested, will result in indigestion, leading to diverse ailments. We know so much about scriptures and the wisdom given to us by our Masters, but we have not made that a part and parcel of our living, with the result that may better be seen than described. Indivi- dual failures do retard our progress and also defame the cause of the Masters by setting a bad example to others.


A disciple's foremost job is to develop spiritually and be with his or her Master. An overwhelming and prayerful desire when aroused in an initiate, bears fruit. The Satsang meetings are places where His grace blooms to saturate the participants through and through.

It is a serene attitude that you have compassion for the down-trodden, but you should not worry or try to reform them, as their outlook is limited and they cannot comprehend your helping attitude. The Law of Karma is inexorable and everybody will have his or her turn in due course to be benefitted spiritually through the gracious Master-Power working overhead. The maximum you should do is to point out to them that they can benefit from Satsang and the Living Master. The rest is for them to follow. The ready ones will come up with His grace.

Selfless service is a great virtue and accordingly means some extra labour and sacrifice. It is the manifestation of love and goodness. Mind and body become sanctified through selfless service, provided it is undertaken without ego or vanity. Love knows service and sacrifice. A humble person knows best how to serve the holy cause, under the protective guidance of the Living Master. The climax of selfless service is the annihilation of the ego, considering oneself to be a humble servant of the Lord-Master, entrusted with certain duties to be carried out

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through him or her and deeming it to be a fortune of the highest order.

The Path of the Masters is not a path of blind faith, but one of seeing things for oneself. The souls who are ready will be drawn to the holy Path. To those who are already on the Way, Satsang is important and is an aid for receiving and enjoying the loving grace of the Master.

Remembrance of God is the main thing before us to find the way to Him. The purpose of all devotional exercises, places of worship and pilgrimages is the same. The human body is the veritable temple of God.

When the disciple lives an ethical life, this provides a fertile ground for the spiritual seed to grow quickly. All children are equally dear to the Master and He wants them to blossom into beautiful, loving flowers emitting the deep fragrance of God's love. And Master's love for His children surpasses all things whether they are jewelry, gold or pearls. He wants His children to receive such gifts of a spiritual nature, so that by comparison the millions of other gifts made of gold and diamonds just fade into insignificance.

It is His rare Divine grace that you are blessed with the great boon of right understanding so that


you see everything in its right perspective. The gracious protection being extended to you by the rare presence of the Master and His Master within the eye focus is the climax of Divine grace. He is invariably with you and you are fortunate in bearing testimony for sacred Truth.

The diary is planned to be a personal thing for the information of the Master and a helpful and sweet reminder for the initiate not to deflect from the right Path, and also to help him to progress from day to day by improving, and if there is no improvement, to ponder and reflect why this is so. It is a very useful thing.

A spiritually developed person would be obliged to be more sober and tolerant in his dealings as he is enriched with the firm conviction of the temporary aspects of this world and knows that he is bound for his holy voyage to the True Home of the Father.

God is Love and Master is Love Personified, and anyone coming His way is blessed with His loving care and guidance. You are fortunate enough to bear testimony to this Truth and may in turn prove helpful to the weary and forlorn souls struggling hard for emancipation.

Those who are doing the Master's work selflessly and in a spirit of love, will surely receive help and an uplift. Those who are feeling vain are damaging their own interests. I wish everyone would try to appreciate the others' point of view and to act lovingly.

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I am glad to know you are enjoying success in holding the Satsang. It is a service of the highest order and fortunate are the chosen few who are made instrumental in the Divine Set-Up for bearing the Torch. You may rest assured that the more you will be reposing your efforts in Him with deep faith and humility, more of serene bliss and harmony will fall to your lot. The sacred importance of the holy meditations and complete surrender to the Master-Power should be stressed on the initiates.

You say disciples are very important people to you. This is natural. There is an affinity between travellers on the same road, and more so in the case of initiates as they walk on the holy Path. They are destined to go to the same place, which is their True Home.

I find you heard Billy Graham's message of- 'love your neighbour.' It is good. All initiates have been put on the practical path to achieve what he said- 'love comes from within.' You are on the Way. The more the initiates progress inwardly, the more they will develop love for their neighbour and for everyone else.

Floods or no floods, an initiate's way is clear. He goes on peacefully, his work undisturbed, because of inner comfort and the Master-Power working overhead. The help in such cases can only be extended by the Master. He has His own way of doing His work. The disciple's benefit is always foremost to Him.


I expect everyone to behave lovingly and to be tolerant and to exhibit in all matters a spirit of humility and self-discipline. It will give them serenity and peace. The teachings of the Masters are based on plain and simple Truth and Love. It may be lived and enjoyed.

How the Master does wish everyone to come up to Him within so that they may have a glimpse of True Peace and Tranquility, and to enjoy in ever-increasing measure His loving grace and blessings.

I am sorry for the family disruption caused by a misunderstanding on the part of your dear mother and dear husband. Such things do happen sometimes for testing the integrity of spiritual aspirants. I appreciate your calm attitude in the face of provocation which will have a salutary effect on their strained nerves. The golden principle to be applied in such a situation is to leave the place and allow the atmosphere to become more favourable for weighing the sequences and the consequences. A tumbler full of cold water when taken very often helps to bring down the temper and should be resorted to and astute silence be observed. This is a tried medicine for your guidance, which may be communicated to both of them.

No initiate should worry about his or her past life nor be anxious about the future. The present is in their hands and they should make the most of it. Their action lies in kind thoughts, kind acts and kind deeds. The more they live up to the teachings of the Masters, the more they will be given the treasures of Divinity.

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Love is the only remedy for the discord of which you write. Love is the beginning and the end of Spirituality. Love knows selfless service, sacrifice and self-surrender. Let no one interested in spiritual advancement perform such selfless service for the sake of appreciation. Selfless service is a great reward in itself. Love, such as the Masters speak of, is a Love that must be completely purified of the self. The seeker who, having found a True Master, has developed such absolute love for Him, steadily purifies himself of all imperfections and makes himself a fit recipient of Divine grace.

Without absolute surrender of all traces of ego and selfhood, the disciple cannot attain that unwavering concentration of all one's faculties which is the prerequisite of inner progress.

Besides, the goal of the spiritual aspirant lies far beyond the limits of individuality. His goal is union with the Absolute and such union must necessarily be a denial of the limits that separate us from each other.

He who cannot rise above the ego, the faculty which creates these very limits, cannot hope to attain that station which is the denial of all individuality and a realization of the oneness of all life.

Such love and self-surrender to the Will of the Lord embodied in the Master, has been the keystone of the teachings of all mystics and especially so of the Sant Mat. Your main task as a disciple and as an initiate is to cultivate these qualities to the very utmost and leave the rest to the Master.


The Master always teaches love and tolerance, kind words and kind thoughts. Kind deeds cost nothing, but they create a potential energy which blesses every one coming in contact with the dear One. To help one in need is the ethical part of one's life and should be adhered to whenever possible.

Satsang is a great factor in helping the disciple toward the spiritual Goal. Here one may imbibe the sacred teachings in their right perspective. Satsang also fosters inner devotion for the gracious Master- Power working overhead. Besides you will be able to enjoy the rare and loving life-impulse radiated in such holy congregations by the Masterpower for the spiritual benefit of the dear ones.

We often have to face the ridicule of our fellow- men and the organized opposition of orthodox insti- tutions. But if we have anchored ourselves in such a love of complete self-surrender, nothing can disturb the peace of our minds or distract the spiritual harmony that is ours. Initially perhaps, it is easier in the East to take to the mystic path than it is in the West. There is in India, for example, a long standing tradition of seeking and following a Living Master; a tradition that is foreign to those to whom religion has been taught in terms of a closed revelation. Never- theless, this initial advantage is not as great as it might first appear, for the essential advantage in the field of spirituality is to be found not without but within. It lies not in the absence of outer opposition


but in one's inner capacity for complete self-surrender and love; and outward obstacles may, in fact, act as tests and stimuli for the development of this capacity. This ability to conquer the ego and to submit oneself to the higher Will is as rare in the East as in the West, and wherever it can be found, there you will observe the true grandmark of spirituality.

The more one aspires to weed out the imperfections by daily introspection, the more of serene bliss and grace come from above. Patience and selflessness are ennobling virtues. Right understanding is the basis of all happiness.

The Master's strong and protective arms and His loving vigilant eyes are always on His fold. He is for their progress.

When outer difficulties seem hard, His inner grace increases. If someone says something unplea- sant about you, consider it calmly. If what has been said is correct, partly or in the main, try to remove those defects and thank the person for his kindness in pointing out those truths. If, on the other hand, those things are incorrect, accept the fact that the person is not fully informed and has spoken through a miscon- ception. Excuse him for it and forget it. Should an opportunity occur to remove this misunderstanding, remove it lovingly and with an open heart. This will hasten spiritual progress and help to clean the vessel which is destined to be filled with the ever-ready and over-flowing grace of the Master.


Changing over from material to spiritual man is the most difficult part of Spirituality and when you learn to perfect yourself in that field, then God- realization is not difficult.

Let your love for the Master be absolute and your obedience to His wishes uncompromising. Work lovingly for His holy cause to the best of your ability. This then is the task before you if you aspire for Spiritual Salvation. Do not lose a moment in seeking to reform yourself.

Inner loving devotion and deep faith help the disciple to achieve Divine bliss and harmony from Beyond.

Spirituality means over-all development and gratitude and prayer are akin. Implicit obedience and reverential humility are two of the most helpful factors in spiritual progress.

Satsangs should not be used as a debating club. Initiates are advised to avoid any controversial type of questions. It, however, does not prohibit the privilege of elucidation on any particular point regarding the holy Path if such is asked for. All criticism or open discussions, as well as showing one low and another high, should be politely avoided.

I have noted your remarks in regard to your dear husband. He is so dear to me and I wish him all


spiritual success. Your attitude toward him should be one of service and kindness. You must not lose your temper, but be patient and considerate. All spiritual aspirants should inculcate and exhibit rare tolerance and humility in their behaviour so that others may know that you belong to the Living Master. The balanced mind never becomes irritated or annoyed at the slightest provocation. One learns swimming in water and our daily living should be fashioned in such a manner that we make it a point to learn something new every day. Patience, humility and a sense of self-abnegation are the ennobling virtues which should figure prominently in the lives of the initiates. You will progress in this field in due course.

A True Master always insists on maintaining a record of daily lapses in thought, word and deed, from non-injury, truth, chastity, universal love and selfless service. Of all the five cardinal virtues that pave the way for Spirituality, it is only the knowledge of our faults that can make us weed out the same, and strive in the right direction.

One who permits himself or herself to be disturbed by what others say and do, is without question one who is still controlled by the ego and has yet to conquer the self, and learn the rudiments of Spirituality.

Make love and self-surrender the corner-stones of your life. Do this and you will find your life becoming daily a blessing.


The Path is straight, narrow, difficult-very difficult and exacting, but for one who is truly living, every help is promised to achieve the Goal.

The difficulties in ethical living should be weeded out by careful vigilance, and by inculcating a deep desire for the corresponding virtues with patience and fortitude.

Please also avoid looking into the eyes of the opposite sex. A truly humble and obedient spiritual aspirant will tide over the situation by reposing his or her efforts in the gracious Master-Power working overhead.

Always seek His Divine guidance by invoking His mercy in humble supplication and inner intense longing for His darshan.

We must constantly remember that our aim is God. And we must not be concerned with anything that makes us forget Him.

Our whole life must be built upon love and humility which are inseparable. If we make any spiritual progress, we must guard against pride.

Instead of looking down upon our fellow-beings we must thank God for His grace and repay it by humbly helping our brethren in their material and spiritual need. If there are those who do not understand or who do not wish to understand the Truth, we must not feel irritated with them. They are all God's children as we are and must be won over by love and persuasion.


Service is considered an ornament to a beautiful person that adorns and elevates his or her soul to become a clean vessel for His grace. Service of any type granted at the holy Feet of the Master is beneficial and should be cherished as whatever one does must bring its fruit in accordance with the Law of Karma.

The secret of selfless service is to deny the reward or recognition of any type and on the contrary consider one's self as a humble instrument in the Divine hands which are the sustainers and protectors of all. All credit goes to the Master, yet the media of love are blessed with the superb Divine intoxication which is of supreme magnitude.

Happiness is the willing adjustment of ourselves to our environment. If you could devote time to spiritual practices at stated hours, it would be better. But you should be sure that no day goes by without it.

The best way to have a calm atmosphere is to work amicably. You should remain devoted and loving to your husband always. Love begets love. In this way, your husband will become a helping factor in all your affairs.

I know the initiates abroad are anxious to see me in person, and I also long to be amidst them. You can well imagine how happy and jolly a father would feel amidst his sons and daughters who are all loving and amiable.


I would, therefore, suggest that by the time I make a trip to America, all initiates, including lead- ers and representatives, make a special effort to live a pure, Christly and Master-like life as is possible so that all initiates will stand out amongst other men and women shining with love in full bloom, and drenched in the sweet remembrance of the Lord.

Honesty, strength, courage and kindness are the rare virtues and may prove very useful for spiritual development provided these are used properly in your daily life. I am pleased to know that you have given up the habit of smoking. The observance of strict dietary regulations is very essential for steady progress on the holy Path and any transgression is liable to affect your progress. These rules should never be violated even for the consideration of guests.

Satsang is a great helping factor. The disciple imbibes the sacred teachings in their proper perspective and it fosters inner loving devotion for the gracious Master-Power working overhead. Besides, you will be able to enjoy the overwhelming radiation from the Master-Power in such a holy congregation.

I appreciate your deep gratitude and loving adoration for the gracious Master-Power through whose grace you have been blessed with the holy boon of initiation into the mysteries of the Beyond.

Man is the highest in all creation. Those who love God, should love all of His creation. He is immanent in every form. There are sermons in stones and books in rivulets. We should live in fellowship with all


creatures and with all life. All Rishis and Saints had the vision of cosmic unity and loved Nature. Nanak tells us:

The whole creation is the house of God and He resideth in it.

You should become a source of help and inspiration to your less gifted brethren who may better their lot by following your example. Please note-an ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. The world is fed up with preachings and the child humanity is looking urgently for Life and Light. You can be the harbinger of peace and prosperity by living a life as enjoined by the Master. One developed soul will be helpful to many others. Spirituality cannot be taught, it must be caught like an infection which is passed on to others, who are receptive.

Love and all things shall be added unto you. First of all, Satsang is connecting of soul with God and getting absorbed in Him. Then comes the Satsang presided over by the Master, who is Word-made- flesh. In the absence of this all brothers and sisters should sit together in meditation and in sweet remembrance of the Master and God. The Satsang receives the grace of the Master if it is conducted selflessly and with loving devotion to the Master. If it is considered to be anyone's 'personal' Satsang, it will lose all the grace of the Master.


I am glad that you attend the group meetings every month and help the holy cause. One receives loving life-impulses from the charged atmosphere of the holy congregations. I appreciate your commenda- tions for the great cause and the gracious Master who has done you substantial good during the past ten years. His grace is eternal, and fortunate are the selected few who bear testimony and are grateful.

I have appreciation for the loving service that you all are doing for the cause of the Master in helping all the struggling humanity tread on the Path. This is the highest service that one can do for mankind and is in fact a service of the Lord Himself.

It is a rare privilege to gather together in His name to invoke His gracious mercy and to imbibe the sacred teachings.

The basis for perfect harmony and happiness is the right understanding which is the gracious gift of Master-Power; and we should consider ourselves to be the true brothers in faith working simultaneously for our mutual emancipation under the protective guidance of the Living Master.

Trustworthiness and tolerance bring loving co- operation, and selfless efforts bless the child disciple with reverent humility which is the most helpful factor on the holy Path.

You may put in regular hours for your business and consider it as a sacred duty to the Master. All


gracious help and guidance will be forthcoming from above. Satsang is a sacred arena where spiritual stalwarts are built. Here overwhelming loving life- impulses are radiated by the gracious Master-Power for the spiritual benefit of all those attending these holy congregations.

While we are walking on the path of righteousness, we discover that we are far from being Perfect. Perfection comes slowly and requires the hand of time. It does not matter to what faith one belongs, so long as we love God and our fellow-men, for our passport to the Kingdom of God is the love we have in our hearts. If we are students of psychology or metaphysics and are well versed in the laws of mind, and lack love and compassion for our fellow-men, we are outside the Kingdom of God. It is what we are that opens the door of our soul to God and makes us His channel of blessing to help others.

Some people hope for a heaven in far distant skies, but heaven is a state of consciousness in this life. If we aspire to live and love divinely, we are already citizens of the heaven to come in the hereafter. For the Kingdom of God is a state of consciousness wherein we worship God with all our heart, and with all our mind and with all our strength and love our neighbour as ourselves.

Religion is, therefore, a matter between soul and God, and all other forms of worship and religious observations are in vain unless we enthrone Divine love in our hearts. It is the temple of the heart in which we always keep the Light of Truth and Love burning.

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Ever since the world began, there has been eternal warfare between the forces of evil and the forces of righteousness.

We have been put on the way to God because of our love for God.

I am happy to know your dear children are growing in love and wisdom with the grace of the Master. The gracious Master-Power extends equal loving grace and protection for the blood and near relatives of the initiates.

Satsang is a great helping factor. There you imbibe the sacred teachings in their right perspective and gain inner devotion for a higher spiritual life. It is during these serene moments of bliss and harmony that you are near the fountain-head of Divinity and can assimilate the loving life-impulses radiated by the gracious Master-Power for His children.

I am happy to know that the Satsang is growing. This is all with the grace of the Master. Please continue working selflessly, and as you do, more Divine inspiration and grace will be forthcoming from above.

Karmas rightly performed in a spirit of service to the Divine can lead to Spiritual Emancipation. They should be performed without fear of punishment or hope of reward. It should be spontaneous. You can direct your own destiny. In brief, seljess devotion to duty is the key-note to success on the path of action.


Man has not to exert himself, except in moulding himself ethically and morally to that climax of love, sincerity and humility, which will produce the necessary state of receptivity in him. Everything else is in the hands of the Master.

Love knows selfless service, sacrifice and self- surrender. Let no one interested in spiritual advancement perform service for the sake of appreciation. Selfless service is a great reward in itself.

I am glad the Satsang is growing and the recorded talks played on the tape-recorder are being heard with such pleasure.

It is indeed heartening to find that the sincere yearners are flocking to the Holy Fold, and your selfless efforts are appreciated.

Your loving testimony for the gracious Master- Power in the holy congregations is notable. It is the work of the Lord and the faithful initiates find it possible to enjoy His grace in increasing measure. Your efforts will invoke His grace in increasing measure and many dear ones awaiting their turn will come to share the Divine grace.

Your loving efforts in Satsang will enable many world-weary and forlorn children to find their way


back to the True Home of their Father under the guided protection of the Living Master. It is a service of the highest order and fortunate are the chosen few who are made instrumental in the Divine Set-Up. You will be able to liberate many aspiring souls from the Wheel.

I am glad to find that you had a beautiful and harmonious Satsang meeting, where the whole atmosphere was charged with the overwhelming love and grace of the Master-Power.

The Father is always pleased to see the loving children putting their heads together for the holy cause, and He radiates His loving Life Impulses for the spiritual benefit of the dear ones.

Your deep gratitude for the manifold blessings from the gracious Master-Power are notable. It is the first step towards Divine grace which is extended in ever increasing abundance to the child disciple. Those awake to this sublime truth enrich their lives and become a source of inspiration to others.

I am glad to find that you welcome the dear ones who meet together at your home for holy meditations. I t is a reward in itself. The very place becomes sanctified where dear initiates sit in holy meditation. It is the climax of Divine grace when the loving children put their heads together for the holy cause, which in turn reflects on the organization as a whole.


Keeping a daily record or diary is the best method to become conscious of one's shortcomings and errors. Eradicate and uproot them and plan future progress.

Without such Self-analysis and Self-criticism, no real advancement is possible.

It is true that without an ethical background, there can be no spiritual headway. Whosoever keeps to these principles has a possibility of spiritual growth, no matter whether he is rich or poor. The rich people, however, derive such benefits in a much lesser degree than the others.

Yes, you are correct, all efforts made by the disciple to efface the personal 'I' are in the right direction, because elimination of the ego is the only means of liberation from the unending cycle of births and deaths.

It is good that the Satsang meetings are so harmonious and lovely, though not too large in attendance.

Please stress to the dear ones the importance of regular attendance at Satsang and of the holy meditations which carry a deep significance.

Increasing contacts within and the peace-giving strains of holy Music and Divine Light are the only effective remedies for the horrible dangers and anxie- ties that are facing humanity due to the invention of greatly advanced weapons of destruction.


Fortunate are the selected few who have been blessed with the sacred boon of holy initiation into the mysteries of the Beyond.

It is now up to them to make hay while the sun shines. It is in their own best interest to continue on lovingly and to make progress from day to day.

My advice is from this day on to make love and self-surrender the corner-stones of your life. If you do this, you will find your life becoming daily a blessing.

You must endeavour to cultivate a large capacity for self-surrender to and love for the Master if you wish to make substantial progress in the spiritual field. I have said many times, the Path is not easy. You must crucify your ego and lay your selfhood at the altar of love for your Master.

I am glad you love the Master. God is Love and Master is Love Personified. He emits rays of love to be attuned to by those on the way as well as to others who are struggling to find God. Happy and fortunate are those whose vessel is cleansed and are ready to receive the sweet Nectar of Master's Grace.

There is only one remedy for all discord and inharmony and that is Love. He who has not mas- tered its secret, can never hope to be received in the court of the Lord.

It is the beginning and the end of Spirituality. He who understands Love and its true nature and who


lives and moves by its light, shall, as two added to two make four, attain the Lord.

Yes, it is well to help others and do the best for them, but do not be concerned with the fruits of what you do. That is something that you must leave to the Master. Make your love for Him so complete that, beholding His hand in everything, you rise above all feelings of enmity, rivalry and resentment.

See Him present in all and remember that He is always with you, ready to assist whenever you turn your thoughts to Him. And above all, do not forget that He is to be won, not by words but by deeds. "If you love me, keep my commandments". If you can do this; if you can conquer the self and surrender it at the Feet of the Master; if you can learn to see Him working through all things; if you can accept the fact of your own limited vision; if you can undertake a ceaseless and zealous watch over your thoughts and deeds, weeding out all evils and imperfections, you shall not only win Salvation yourself but enable others to do likewise.

I am glad to find that you are serving the holy cause by conveying the Gospel of Love and Truth to the hungry child humanity. A compassionate attitude for the sufferings of humanity cleanses the inner dross of the mind, and one becomes more receptive to the incessant grace flowing from the gracious Master-Power.

It always pays to radiate love, compassion, mercy and forbearance. By love serve one another so that


others may know and see for themselves that you belong to the Living Master who has opened the Divine Gates of Divinity within for proceeding back to your True Home.

Spirituality is not an expression of any particular faith. It is of no consequence as to what faith you profess. Let us all join the army of God, and the qualification for joining is righteousness, which consists of kind thoughts, kind words and kind deeds.

I wish everyone to live a clean and pure life and rise above in the higher planes and enjoy the security and calmness, both inner and outer, during the sojourn here and to eventually reach one's True Eter- nal Home.

To expect that after initiation the affairs of the world would so change that bitter things will never come your way, is a mistaken idea. Ups and downs do come here as a result of the reactions of one's own doings. They have to be faced and squared up. If we were to run away from them, the debts will remain unliquidated.

When something is to be given, it is always better to give it and be free. The way that the Master has given, works both ways. It gives progress within, which strengthens one's powers of tolerance and humility to face trials and tribulations with equanimity, while severity and duration of such hardships are toned down considerably.

One should, therefore, lead a life that the Master wants him to live and be regular in his meditations with loving faith and devotion. If one is to be


influenced by anything, let the good in others influence him, for nothing else should.

Married life is no bar to Spirituality, if lived according to the ethical code laid down in the scriptures. A chaste life in husband and wife is a source of health, vigour and energy to them. Master-Power is always with you, working overhead, extending all feasible love and protection. A loving father would not like to see his child remain in the cradle forever, but would be happy to see the child stand up and walk and will surely offer his hand to the child in his efforts to stand up and walk. My love goes to you. Rest assured.

The disciple reaches his final Goal in proportion to his own integrity, loyalty and devotion to Master.

If you aspire for spiritual Salvation, do not lose a moment in seeking to reform yourself. This is the task before you.

Let your love for the Master be absolute and your obedience to His wishes be uncompromising. Work for His cause to the best of your ability, but do not let the individuality of your limited vision inculcate feelings of opposition and resentment for your com- panions or your friends.

So long as one has not attained universal consciousness, differences of opinion are bound to exist. But if one understands their cause, one will not allow them to disturb one's peace of mind.


Whatever the outer opposition, whatever the opinions of others, if one has surrendered oneself completely to one's love for the Master, then nothing can ever disturb one's equanimity or obstruct one's spiritual course.

He who is upset by what others have to say is without question one who is still controlled by the ego and has yet to conquer his self. He has yet to learn the rudiments of Spirituality. Let me, therefore, command you as a father, exhort you as a teacher, persuade you as a friend, to turn to the reformation and the conquest of the 'self if you seek to progress on the inner Path.

Let your effort be an effortless effort and devote time in a loving way, reposing your hopes in the Masterpower overhead.

The diary is meant for one's personal use and helps to bring out many of the hidden underlying weaknesses to the surface so that one may begin to see them and try to remove them one by one, and with their removal life becomes pleasant and spiritual progress is accelerated.

I am glad to find that you have benefitted immensely from the august physical presence of the Master during my recent foreign tour. Loving humility coupled with complete surrender are the ennobling virtues for imbibing the sacred teachings in the right perspective.

Implicit obedience for the holy Commandments grants ineffable joy within which furthermore multiplies in great abundance when assimilated with care and caution.


A true disciple revels in inner bliss-giving silence and has great tolerance and moderation in all things.

The Father is always pleased to see the loving children putting their heads together for the holy cause.

The gracious Master-Power is always looking after the truly sincere and yearning souls to be found and brought to the holy Path.

The spiritual aspirants need to inculcate and exhibit rare tolerance and loving co-operation in their families. You should be more respectful and devoted to your dear husband, in the larger interests of your spiritual progress.

Do not bother about petty resentments which others may profess due to their short-sightedness and inability to understand these sacred teachings. You are to be lovingly and sincerely devoted to bring them home the rare Truth, then it is up to them to acknowledge its worth and beauty.

The Naam, the Sat Naam, the Eternal Word is imminent in every form. He is in the poor, the rich and the outcast. We are all brothers in God and world brotherhood is the crying need of the day.

True religion is the expression of the Divinity already existing in man. Nor is true religion to be found in rites or ceremonies, nor in creeds or forms.


It is Life. It is the mingling of the soul with the Great Life. It is not shut up in temples, but exists in love for all. Love knows service and sacrifice. There is no place where God is not, but you will not find Him in the gorgeous temples made of marble and stone. You will find Him in the tears of the poor and the lost. True happiness lies in giving to others, not in self- seeking. We should not be worshippers of the God of conventions. We should raise our moral aspirations to the highest extent and realize in our own self. . . God. God pervades throughout the universe but can be contacted only by transcending limitations of the senses.

Try to study the book of Life-our very Self. Let us be careful not to confound the religions with creeds and forms. We should realize that the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are unseen are eternal and that is the underlying unity of all religions.

Wherever he may be, man must strive for nobility of character, self-control and purity of heart. Purity in thought, word and deed is essential. An ethical life is a stepping stone to Spirituality. Spirituality however, is not just ethical living. This must always be borne in mind.

We must constantly remember that our aim is God, and we must not be concerned with anything that makes us forget this Goal. We must be above party-spirit and avoid party-factions. Our whole life must be built upon love and humility which are


inseparable. If we make any spiritual progress, we must guard against pride. Instead of looking down upon our fellow-beings, we must thank God for His grace and repay it by humbly helping our brethren in their material and spiritual need. If there are those who do not understand or who do not wish to understand Truth, we must not feel irritated with them. They are as much God's children as we are and must be won over by love and persuasion. We are all labourers in the vineyard of God.

I appreciate your loving thoughtfulness in serving the holy cause in a spirit of complete self-abnegation. Love is the supreme law with the Masters. Love knows service and sacrifice. Those who sacrifice their lives at the altar of Love are blessed with infinite bliss and harmony. Love begets love. Loving faith and loving devotion for the gracious Master-Power are the central theme of the sacred teachings of the Masters.

Your loving imploration for the sacred boon of love is auspicious. Such a humble supplication is sure to be granted and you will be blessed with this price- less boon of love.

Love is a kind emotion lying latent in the human heart. It is the innate impulse of the soul and is kindled in the august association of the Master. It is the fulfilment of Divine Law. It is a positive force of sanctifying grandeur which, when harnessed carefully under the competent guidance of the Master, ensures complete salvation and liberation of the soul. It grants emancipation while living this earth life


with the grace of the Master. I t is the manifestation of goodness irrespective of reciprocity or reward.

I will be happy to see you all love one another, have confidence in one another and pool your efforts for the holy cause of the Master. No loving sacrifice would be too great for the noble cause of the Master. Let our actions be guided by this principle.

Love begets love and love beautifies everything. This Divine quality when developed works smoothly in harmony and peace, and will help in understanding one another. I have love for kou all. I wish all the brothers could be more peaceful and would co-oper- ate one with the other. We are all working for the one cause and we should be weaving the strands of love into all our affairs, so that others may be attracted by our perfect life.

When one firmly grasps the one end of Truth by self-introspection, say for instance, Sound listening at any time as ever present, non-ceasing, etc., anywhere, he will have positive conviction of the Path of Truth.

The same is the case with inner Light which comes from the Kingdom of God. The Science is natural and not man-made. It is verifiable. It is not a matter of feelings or inferences. It is one of seeing and hearing. Those who have eyes may see and those who have ears may hear.

With inner experience of self you will find yourself like a rock immovable by a mere deluge of words from others. For feelings, emotions and inferences are likely to waver, but actually seeing is above all. With self-experience of seeing, you grasp the Science


of Nature fully and can explain lovingly to all what is true.

I have read about your finances which were set right by the overwhelming grace of the Master- Power who blesses the child disciple in all spheres of life. But speculation or gambling is a great sin and as such spiritual aspirants are warned not to indulge in it, in the larger interests of their spiritual progress.

I would like to sow the seeds of love in your hearts so that the feeling of love is brought to all, among all nations, creeds, sects and castes of the world. All Saints preached the same- "Love and all things shall be added unto you". If we wish to love God truly in the most practical way, we must love our fellow-beings. We must love others as we do our dear ones. We should be happy in the happiness of others and suffer in the sufferings of others. We should endure all that comes cheerfully, accepting His Will, and never hurt or harm any of His beings. You should know that to love God, we must live for God and die for God.

Satsang is the central theme of the sacred teachings and I always impress upon the dear ones here and abroad not to miss it, as it is during these precious moments when you are near the fountain- head of bliss and immortality, that you grasp the true import of the teachings and assimilate the rare virtues of godliness, by sitting in the charged atmosphere which is filled with His loving life-impulses. Satsang is the sacred arena where spiritual stalwarts


are built. It is the pool of Nectar which grants blissful God-intoxication and where all differences of caste, creed or country sink down to their lowest ebb.

We are all brothers and sisters in God and should attain this Divine virtue of common brotherhood of man and fatherhood of God. Love one another faithfully and devotedly so that others may know and see for themselves that you belong to the Living Master.

Remember, actions speak more clearly than elo- quent words spoken under emotional impulses. Try to live like a fragrant flower which blooms in a forest and fills the atmosphere with its rich fragrance. You should know it for certain that you are Divine in all respects and are the master of your destiny which is full of higher potentialities. You are simply to try to change for the better and then firmly stick to your resolutions. All else is to follow of itself, as the gracious Master-Power is at your side to extend all feasible help, grace and protection.

We cannot win God either by flattery or by vain repetitions, nor does He stand to gain or lose anything whether we offer prayers or not. Compassion- ate as He is, His grace is always at work in each and all alike, for we cannot live without it. We can, however, attract that grace to our advantage by becoming a fit receptacle for it.

Humility and faith purify the mind and make it a fitting instrument for God's grace. These two aids help in inverting the lotus of the mind which, at present, is attuned with the senses. Unless we are able to turn its direction upwards, God's grace cannot directly flow into it. Prayers, humble and sincere,


help in establishing a harmony between man's mind and God's grace. All that is required is a loving and pure heart attuned to His grace and the latter is automatically attracted to it. Prayer has in it a great dynamic force. It strengthens and prepares a person to face and fight the battle of life fearlessly and successfully. It is in fact the only panacea for all types of ills. It is the key that unlocks the Kingdom of Heaven.

After initiation by a Competent Master the disciple is assured of going on to his True Home. Those who after initiation fall back to sin and to an evil life and remain attached to the world, will have to be incarnated again as a man or as a woman and then continue their progress on the Path. Those who have a deep love for and faith in the Master and are progressing and have given up all attachment for the world, will not be incarnated as a man or woman. They are placed in the lower planes inside where with the help of the Master they may progress on and eventually reach their True Home. Usually an ordinary initiate would take four births to complete his course, but it can be shortened even to one birth according to the disciple's love and faith and obedience to the Master.

MEDITATION

I am glad that the meeting was attended by about 130 souls from different places and that while you were waiting for every one to settle down, you saw the Master enter the room and turn to you all, smiling. You also saw the Master enter before initiation, dressed all in white, with a white coat on and giving all a sweet smile. The Master is always with His children who are all dear to Him. Where more than one meet in His loving remembrance, His grace takes a more practical shape and happy and fortunate are those who are able to benefit from this grace. I am happy that you see the Master in golden light whenever you sit in meditation. Please consider yourself lucky, and in thanksgiving be more regular and devoted in your spiritual practices and love for the Master. This is a Path of love and devotion and complete surrender. Whenever you see the Radiant and Charming Form of the Master within, absorb yourself completely in His sweet face so as to forget yourself completely. He will then talk to you and guide you further.

Sit in an unflinching and easy pose, quite relaxed, without any tension in the body. Close your eyes and leave all thoughts of (1) the body below and its environments, (2) the breathing process going on in the body, and fix your inner gaze into the middle of


what you see before you within the space of the two eye-brows and repeat the words of Simran mentally, very, very slowly, may be at intervals, so that your inner gaze is not disturbed. The repetition of these words will ward off all evil effects of the negative power within. If you see Light, it will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you a further way up. If you see the Radiant Form of the Master, as you saw before, bring the attention fully into His face so much so that you lose all thoughts of yourself. In this way, you will develop receptivity and the Master will speak to you.

Sit with your ears closed with the tips of both your thumbs. Simply hear what Sound comes from the right side. That Sound will draw nearer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above and will be heard even without closing the ears during the day. You are not to follow the Sound to the place where it comes from, as in that case the Sound will grow fainter and gradually die out. You will have more sounds than one, but you have to stick to that of a big bell, a conch, a shell, thunder, drum-beat, a violin and the flute, which are the higher types of Sounds and leave all the rest.

I am glad that you find an all round improvement in practically all spheres of life with the grace of the Master. It is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations, when you give about two hours daily. Your loving sense of dedication in serving the holy cause of the Master is appreciated. The harvest is great and willing workers are badly needed to work

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in the vineyard of the Master. The occasional manifestation of blue patches with gold borders should be looked into directly in the centre and repetition of the charged Names be continued mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will grow brighter, steady and ultimately burst to give you further way up. You have not stated about your hearing practice which is equally important and as such regular time should be devoted to the listening of the Sound Current as coming from the right side. It will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

I am glad to find that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of the Radi- ant Form of the Master within in your vision exercises and hear the holy Sound Current of bells as coming from the right side with the grace of the Master. It is a rare blessing to see the Living Master in your inner vision. You should try to develop receptivity by looking intently into His Lustrous Eyes and Forehead, and repeating the charged Names mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. The holy Sound Current of bells as coming from the right side is good and should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

You have mentioned regarding your introspection diaries-that when others are progressing on the


Way, why should it not be so in your case. Meditation is a matter of love and devotion; it is meant to cleanse the vessel of all inner dirt and filth. Unkind thoughts, temptations for revenge, a pride of learning and knowledge, lurking doubts and scepticism, distrust of God and lack of faith in Him are some of the formi- dable barriers that stand in the way and prevent His grace and blessing from flowing in. Meditation done in an accurate way and with regularity, giving proper time with love and devotion, does bring good results and in abundance.

The secret to success on the Path is practice, more practice and still more practice.

I am glad to find that you lovingly devote time to your holy meditations with the grace of the Master. You are blessed with perceptible inner progress when you see the golden Light in your visual practice.

The meditations should be undertaken in a spirit of deep spiritual fervour. This will ensure more inner bliss and harmony.

Do not feel discouraged in any way, but be lovingly devoted to your holy meditations. All gracious help and guidance will be forthcoming from above.

Ego is really a big enemy on the Path against spiritual progress. The love for the Master is like fire in the brick kiln. If the fire is blown out rather than

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conserved, the bricks do not gain their proper matur- ity, and so it is with all spiritual matters. The initiates should conserve and keep veiled their love for their Master so that they may progress quietly.

Your advice to the disciples not to waste time in vain pursuits but to avail themselves of the precious time at their disposal so that they may progress spiritually, is very good. The World is, however, full of every kind of people and you have to deal with them in as kind and loving a way as possible.

It is good to note that you are both devoted to Bhajan and Simran and are seeking the heavenly Kingdom within you. An ingress to these realms affords us everlasting life and unchangeable perman- ence. All outer pursuits are not lasting and as such are not helpful. Now is the time we must work up for our future life.

I am glad you are becoming more detached from the world. All relations and contacts here are in accordance with the laws of winding up the karmic debts and it is a happy sign that while you carry on outwardly with your friends and relatives cheerfully, you have begun more intensely to feel inwardly that they are aliens to your soul.

This will help in your inward progress on the way and will keep you disentangled from the temptations of the world. Your way is clear. Carry on with love and faith and you will progress from day to day on


the Path and on your inward flight. You may devote all available time to meditation with love and faith. The loving Father always looks after His children, works for their benefit and extends His grace and blessings.

Talking is easy. Doing is difficult. Nothing is gained by talking, but by doing one may progress on the Path.

So, please do not fail to devote regular time to the spiritual practices with love and faith and you will progress from day to day. You will have all feasible inner help from the Master-Power overhead.

It is necessary for the disciple to adhere strictly to all moral codes of an ethical life. Pure and chaste living are prerequisites for progress on the Path. These are fundamentals and allow for no relaxation. Anyone who transgresses them, will have to reap the fruit thereof.

The storms of life, no matter how severe, must be faced, but with complete trust in the Master-Power working overhead, and trying to be regular in meditation and placing all hope in Him.

This lessens the severity of the storm and brings hope and cheer. The storms are passing phases, they come and go.

One never feels ill after meditation. The result of sweet and accurate meditation is the reverse; one feels peaceful and serene. The time that is at our disposal now is very precious. Lest one regrets having wasted it, it is better to use it to its fullest extent. To

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such people, inner help comes as oxygen comes to help fire.

I am glad you are helping others to come on the Path of the Masters. The weaknesses are overcome by devoting time regularly to meditation and keeping a strict eye on the conduct of daily life. All necessary help is made available by the inner Power. Those who are steadfast in their determination to get ahead in their spiritual progress, do get the necessary help and attain their Goal in due time. In the Satsangs the grace of the Master works fully and sometimes it does happen that in otherwise dry and hot seasons showers of rain do come to indicate the blessings of the Great Master Sawan Singh Ji.

I am sorry to note about your health. You are advised to resort to any competent medical treatment or to adopt the natural method of exercises such as brisk walk, light exercises with regularity, moderation and punctuality in diet. As regards the Kundalini, you should not pay any attention to that as it is fraught with danger. You have been put on the Path, the natural Way.

When love for the Master transcends all bounds, the devotee feels as if he were one with the Master. The Master then appears to be working through him and he is in the Master. Did not St. Paul say, "It is I, now not I, but Christ lives in me." This attitude, of course, helps one splendidly on the way of meditation.


The repetition of the charged Names is given to the disciple as a weapon against all dangers. It acts also as a password to all spiritual planes, gives strength and sustenance to the body and mind during trouble and affliction, and brings the soul near the Master. It is instrumental in achieving concentration and imparts many other diverse powers. The five charged Names given by a True Master are electri- fied Words.

I am glad that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations, with the result that you are blessed with the grace of the Master. You have been privileged to experience virtual death while living, with the grace of the Master and are fortunate to bear testimony to the sublime Truth. Your gratitude for the manifold blessings is notable and will bless you with more of inner serene bliss and right understanding.

There should be no binding or imposition of any kind on a true seeker after God. Natural response comes from within. The question remains how to withdraw from outside in order to receive the higher impulse from within.

The inner search for Truth exists in each man and he or she cannot be satisfied unless the Mystery of Life is solved practically. Herein lies food for the hungry and water for the thirsty. God overhead sees our thoughts, knows our desires and arranges to administer accordingly.

Once this question of the mystery of life enters one's life, the solution will be found sooner or later. From what I have learned at the Feet of my Master,

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the seekers after Truth are sure to derive benefit if they follow it.

Music has a fascinating power of attraction. Imagine how powerful and magnetic the inner Music of the Sound Current is! If we attune our souls to the Absolute, the inner Music will carry us there.

I note about your Kundalini experience which was aroused without your notice, and that you were able to evade its effect by repeating the sacred charged Names coupled with will power.

It is always safe to repeat the charged Names which prove helpful against any outward phenomena. You need not bother about awakening this serpent power as it is hazardous. For a more exhaustive explanation, you may please refer to the Crown of Life where this subject is dealt with carefully for the benefit of the initiates. The study of this book will widen your spiritual outlook and be helpful for your inner spiritual progress.

The restricted progress in the visual exercises should not discourage you as you are indeed compen- sated by such great blessing as the charming manifestations of the Master in your dreams. You will improve in due course with His grace.

The holy Sound Current or the jingling of bells as coming from the right is correct and should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.


The guiding principle of looking minutely and intently into the middle of whatever you see within, and listening to the holy Sound Current as coming from the right side must be followed in both the letter and the spirit. All else will come in due course with His grace.

The difficulty experienced by you, caused by the withdrawal of the sensory currents during meditation, relating to your solar plexus, might be attributed to some gastric trouble, and again you may be watching the process of withdrawal. This happens when you remain conscious of the body which should be eliminated by withdrawing your attention to the eye-centre, and repeating the charged Names mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. When you resume body consciousness, do so slowly and do not return abruptly. This method will eliminate all such hazards.

All beauty and glory lies within. We have to work for Spiritual Perfection, the real purpose of this human life, by regular and faithful meditations on the holy Naam. Slow and steady wins the race. You may take a little light exercise or a brisk walk before meditation, for shaking off sloth. Sleep or stray thoughts usually intrude when the inner gaze is allowed to slacken. Practice makes perfect.

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You should not be sceptical about your inner progress, as such an attitude impedes progress. Please rest assured that everything is being recorded carefully behind the veil, and all your earnest efforts stand to your credit spiritually. Thought is the key- note to success. It is the thought pattern of the initiate which is changed gradually when he or she feels overall protection and guidance from the Master-Power in all spheres of life.

The disciplined initiates exhibit rare love and humility for assimilating the ennobling virtues.

The withdrawal of sensory currents from the body below with the aid of repetition of the charged Names or listening to the holy Sound Current as coming from the right side is the normal feature of meditations. You may understand it more clearly: suppose there is a roof with a hundred stairs and unless you cross all the hundred steps, you cannot reach the top, even if you reach the ninety-ninth. You are under the roof and not on its top. As you approach nearer to the roof, you have more and more of light.

Similarly, the withdrawal of the sensory currents up to the eye-focus demands complete cessation of outgoing faculties and focusing the inner attention at the centre between and behind the two eyebrows.

The sacred process is to be undertaken in a state of effortless effort. If you are completely riveted within at the eye-centre and are not watching the process of withdrawal, you will find that you will be completely withdrawn with little or no effort on your part, without any feeling, just as a hair is taken out of


butter. When you are withdrawn completely or even partially, you may see into the middle of what you see in front of you, and the intellect should be stilled for the time being when the inner vision will open.

You see sky with stars. You should now act as per instructions already conveyed to you in my previous letter. I hope you do not destroy my letters. A disciple should never be content until he or she contacts the Master within, face to face, in His Luminous Form and talks to Him as one ordinarily does without. You should gather up all your thoughts to gain this end as early as possible, for then alone all your worries will come to an end. All your questions, whatever the number, will be answered and to your entire satisfaction. Until that stage is reached, you are still journeying on the Way.

As regards the disturbing dreams, you should not worry about them. They are not the result of meditation.

At the time of initiation you saw white Light and stars and heard the high ringing Sound. You were asked to develop these further by giving regular time to meditation with love and devotion, which are the key-notes for success on the Divine Way, and also to submit, as all others do, a regular diary. In not living up to these instructions, you lost a chance to secure the Master's guidance, which is needed at every step.

Thus in obeying the dictates of one's own mind, if one finds fault with the Science of Nature, you can see for yourself how far it is justifiable. The mind has to be settled on the way.

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You have mentioned only that you followed the repetition of the five Names. Had you sent in your diaries, even blanks, and stated your difficulties, all your shortcomings and difficulties would have been brought to your attention for further guidance.

So many of the cases of failure in meditation are due to want of accuracy in the method, lack of love and devotion, not following the proper diet, mixing in other methods or exercises. All of the lapses come from the disciple. This is the way of being born anew and to enter the Kingdom of God. "Learn to die so that you may begin to live" is what Christ taught as did all other Masters. You are fortunate to be put on the way to God. If you are inclined to follow this way sincerely, with full confidence in the Master, by the grace of the Master, the Master-Power overhead will extend to you all feasible help. You may begin by sending in your diaries stating whether you are faithful to the vegetarian diet. You will surely have peace and bliss and your life will change. If, however, you have decided to follow some other kind of meditation, you are free to do so. My best wishes, however, shall be with you forever. If after trying other methods, you feel inclined to return to the Path of the Masters, my arms will be open to receive you. The Master- Power is over your head and shall never leave nor forsake you, until the end of the world.

The Light within should be penetrated while fixing your gaze intently in its centre when it will grow stronger and burst to give you further way up. Simi- larly, the Sound Current as coming from the right


side should be listened to with rapt attention, pre- ferably by sitting on your feet. The scattering of mind will be subdued if you will please learn to devote single-minded attention for looking and listening within.

The Light and Sound are so efficacious that if absorbingly attended to, the mind will be stilled. You may say some prayer before your meditation creating an aura which would serve as hemming all around you and you will feel the presence of the Master to your great joy. Please remember that mind itself is inert and takes life from spirit, which, when attuned to the inner manisfestations, becomes calm.

The precious moments of earth-life spent in spiritual practices count creditably toward one's eventual emancipation from the Wheel. Be regular and lovingly devoted to your holy meditations, as that is the central pivot around which the whole sacred teaching revolves and therein an all around development of the soul is granted.

I am glad that you are blessed with stabilized meditations and that you see within celestial Lights and hear melodious Bell-Sounds. The Sound does not lessen as you have stated, but the attention slackens and if it is centred, without any worry or thought of the body below or the outside world, you will find that this Sound Current will become stronger, draw closer and ultimately draw your soul within to the Radiant Form of the Master. The scattering of mind

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may be overcome by one-pointed attention and absorption in the holy Shabd.

I am glad that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with Divine Light and holy Sound Current of big bell. Your face becoming partly numb in your meditation is natural as the sensory currents from the body below are withdrawn to the eye-focus by the repetition of the sacred Words.

It is a happy augury and need not be feared, for if you will learn the sacred technique of completely getting riveted at your eye-centre, you will not feel it with the grace of the Master. It will be beneficial to divide equal time for both the practices every day, and in that way the meditations will get stabilized early.

I am glad you are enjoying the rare bliss of spiritual meditation. The precious moments of earth life spent in meditation are superbly best utilized and count creditably for one's ultimate emancipation from the Wheel.

The interruptions or absence of perceptible inner experiences in meditation may be attributed in some cases to some inaccuracy on the part of the disciple or to poor health, which is an obstruction to inner progress.


You will appreciate that the inner progress is chiefly possible with uninterrupted and serene meditations which should be full of deep faith and loving devotion.

Remorse or resentment brings in confusion and disturbance. Love is the sure answer for all troubles.

Just repose in His Will and Pleasure and await with patience for the grace which is quite a t hand. Please be assured everything is being recorded behind the veil and the inner Master is eager to receive you within.

I note your faith and your resolve to proceed on the Path and your struggle to find time to be on the way regularly. Just make another attempt to move steadily on the Path and snatch a little time from your busy hours to re-start the practices, increasing it gradually when you are regular. Once begun, you will find that the time thus devoted rarely interferes with one's ordinary duties in life, health or welfare.

I am glad to know that you have been successful in devoting about two hours in meditation and that you are planning to increase it. For exercising control over mind, meditation is the best remedy. The very early morning hours are best suited for meditation, as all thoughts subside during the night's rest and the food has been digested. The humming sound you

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hear is a lower sound. When you listen with attention, you will have higher and sweeter uplifting Sounds.

You state you have no other aim or purpose except to break through the Light that you experience within. The proper way to break through the Light is to gaze penetratingly into the middle of the Light or whatever you see. Do not depend upon your own efforts to pierce through the Light, but repose yourself in the Master-Power to grant you the Way. In this way, your mind will also be controlled. Mind runs away only when you slacken your inner gaze.

As the soul proceeds on the Spiritual Path, the gazing faculty precedes that of hearing-Light is faster than Sound.

The awakening of Kundalini energy during your relaxed reclining position immediately after meditation may be attributed to your consciousness of breathing going on in the body. You will appreciate that if the breathing process or the withdrawal in the body below is sensed during meditation, such are the hazards that do beset one and as such one need be completely riveted at the eye-centre, although oblivious of the body below or breathing, or heart-beat, etc. It is the distracted attention which causes such .

drawbacks and as such should be eliminated by loving attention at the eye-focus.


The meditation practices should be an easy, natural and enjoyable process, wherein you could sit for extended hours. So please try to avoid such faith- shakes as will distract your thoughts from the Path until you have progressed sufficiently and grown strong within so as to become immune to receiving unhelpful impulses and be able to radiate your own loving thoughts and impulses. This is a period where one has to be very vigilant. So please carry on in faith and regularity. The Master-Power is over your head extending all feasible help.

The initiates should always repose their aspirations in the ever present gracious Master-Power, which extends all loving guidance and protection in all spheres of life.

The True Religion or Spirituality consists in link- ing the soul with the Over-Soul in its manifested play of Light and Sound in the God-made temple of the human body. The more the spirit withdraws from without and transcends its limitations-physical, astral and causal-the more experience it gets of the spiritual phenomena, with the grace of the Master.

The golden principle of penetrating through the middle of anything you see within, adding mental repetition of the charged Names at intervals, should always be followed. All else will come in due course. Sometimes it is the clutching tendency which brings you down as otherwise when you are altogether riveted, without any thought of having one thing or another, you are miraculously led within with the

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grace of the Master. The holy Shabd growing in intensity is good. If, however, you feel overtaken by it, and desire to mellow down its effect, you may resort to Simran at the time and its intensity will diminish.

You may please note that while retiring for sleep, you should simply keep your inner gaze fixed sweetly in your eye-centre and relax completely, reposing all hopes and aspirations in the gracious Master-Power working overhead to bless you with sound and refreshing sleep. This will not only grant you much soothing peace, but inner revelations may also increase during the dream state with His grace.

You have been privileged to experience virtual death while living, with the grace of the Master and you are fortunate to bear testimony to this sublime Truth.

I note that your meditations are static. This might be due to disturbed family affairs and the inability to devote regular time to your holy practices. Such things do crop up at times and demand karmic adjustments. Please be more zealously devoted within with faith in the gracious Master-Power.

Swat Shabd Yoga of the Masters is a gift of the Lord and a free gift like all other gifts of Nature. Dealing in the physical world, you have to cloak these principles in the best language you can command to let others understand the theory part of it.


I t is a Science and an exact Science of Love- Vibrations.

Listening to the Sound Current is a separate practice. During this practice you need not repeat the Holy Names nor fix your inner gaze, but only listen attentively, while staying at the back of the eyebrows, to the Sound coming from the right side without following it to the place from whence it comes. The Sound will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above and pull your soul up to the higher regions.

While meditating the whole body has to become numb but you need not pay any attention to it. If you do, you will feel pain in the body. Your job is to gaze penetratingly into what you see within. There may be many experiences that you will come across inside. You have to continue to repeat the holy Names when you see any figure. If that Form stands before the repetition, pay homage to Him.

The Souls treading the Same Path naturally develop affinity for one another. Those who love one another are very dear to the Master. This mutual love should enable you to develop love for the Master and will in no way intervene between you.

Moreover, one should be very cautious to avoid falling into carnal enjoyments as that darkens the inner vision.

Take heed that the Light which is within you, is not darkened. I am glad that you are regular in your

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spiritual practices and are making progress on the Path.

I am glad for your regular meditation, which has been blessed with the celestial manifestations of Divine Lights and scenes of varying descriptions, after rising above body-consciousness completely, with the grace of the Master.

The casual disturbances of illness or external duties should not worry you, for these are the normal routine of life. One learns swimming in water. I t is the inner loving devotion for the gracious Master- Power which emancipates the soul, and one is blessed with serene detachment with His grace.

Complete renunciation within by resignation to His Will and Pleasure is the key-note to earn His pleasure and grace.

The sound on the left side should not be heard and if it still persists, the left side thumb should be taken out. This sound affects the progress adversely.

The holy Naam is the panacea for all ills-physical, mental and spiritual. Medicines do help for refining the physical body, but a harmonious life full of sublime piety is only possible by regular and faithful meditation. You are advised to maintain the self-introspection diary which will be all the more helpful for your inner progress.

You should send the same every three months, for seeking guidance where necessary.

I am glad you are having such wonderful experiences as referred to in your letter. Those who


are put on the Way, each thing comes up to them to awaken a higher outlook whereby the disciple may see the God-Power working through all. To such ones there are books in rivulets and sermons in stones.

The key-note for spiritual progress within is to develop the habit of looking intently into the middle of whatever you see and hearing the holy Sound Current as coming from the right side, with uninterrupted attention and single-minded devotion. All else will come with the grace of the Master.

Loving co-operation in devoting regular time to the holy meditations comprises the best gift that a child disciple can present to the Master. A fully developed and illumined spiritual aspirant is an asset and an example to others. Such a one can carry the Gospel of Love and Truth under the gracious protection of the Living Master.

It is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are blessed with the Divine wisdom and appreciate the grandeur of Master's grace. Indeed the disciplined child disciple is filled with awe-inspiring gratitude for the innumerable blessings which fall to his or her lot under the protective guidance of the Living Master. Reverential humility is the key-note for assimilating more of Divine grace and enjoying the earthly life in its fullness. Ego is the chief element of mind and with the good grace of the Master, it can be overcome by attuning one's soul with the holy Naam within, which is the fountain- head of bliss and harmony.

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Stray thoughts flashing through the mind in various spheres of mental vibrations do lurk as a reaction of inner spiritual progress, when one advances on the holy Path under the Divine guidance of the Master.

These can be safely immersed in the loving remembrance of the Master and placed carefully at His Feet. The disciplined initiates find the Divine grace always at hand and feel His loving celestial presence incessantly by attuning their attention towards His Holy Feet.

I am glad to note that you saw stars, sun and moon as well as the Form of the Master, and heard the Sound of conch-shell. In future, when you see stars just try to pick out a big star among them and fix your inner gaze into the middle thereof. It will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. If, however, you see the sun and the moon within you, just look into the middle thereof. That will also give you a way up. But when you see the Form of the Master within, just absorb yourself sweetly into It, so much so that you forget yourself. That will develop receptivity in you and the Master will speak to you as He does outside.

This Science has a practical aspect only. God is the Absolute, whom so far no one has seen. When He came into Being, God became Light and Sound Prin- ciple. You can see His Light when your eye becomes single. "If thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full of Light."


And you can hear His Voice when your inner ear is opened. The ABC of the Master's teachings start when you rise above the body-consciousness. No one can rise above the body-consciousness himself but only through the grace of a Competent Master.

There is one God and only one way to Him. There exists a most complete and definite Science, oldest of the oldest, most ancient and natural, which is the practical side of all religions of the world born out of all scriptures. This rarest of all sciences is called Para Vidya which has a practical aspect only and is the only way to God during lifetime. Now-a-days this Science is called Sant Mat. Past Masters cannot help, as man needs a living man to understand things which one cannot follow by mere theory.

Therefore, a Living Master is necessary and must be approached in order to learn practical side. Unless the experience of past Masters becomes our own experience, we stand nowhere.

You are fortunate in having been accepted and initiated into the mysteries of the Beyond. You should please rest assured that each bit laid for the spiritual practices is credited to your account toward progress. The sacred repetition of charged Names will bless you with sublime serenity and bliss. In due course of time, the inner vision will open to see the Light of God, and hear the holy Sound Current of God.

The sacred charged Words carry the life impulse of the Master and their repetition with deep faith and single-minded devotion, feed the soul with gradual consciousness, and leave behind indelible impressions

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over it. Even if you fail to see anything within during your meditations, you should resort to faithful Simran, which will be like tilling the soil, to be pre- pared for the bumper crop of Spirituality, which will be watered with the gracious mercy of the Master, and the holy seed of initiation will fructify in due course.

He meets the Master within, talks to Him face to face, as he advances on the Path, and is henceforth certain of His grace, guidance, and protection wherever he may go, even to the other end of the earth, from the very beginning of initiation.

Those who have access within can read their fate easily. It is an open book to them.

It is heartening to note that you are devoted regularly to your spiritual meditations. As a result you are blessed with the Divine strong white Lights and twice the charming Radiant Form of the gracious Master, with His grace.

Please look absorbingly into the Lustrous Eyes and Forehead of the Radiant Master, and repeat the charged sacred Names mentally, very very slowly, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. And if the Form stands before the repetition, know it for certain that it is friendly and will be helpful to you for your Inner journey to the regions of unalloyed bliss and harmony.


Listening to the holy Sound Current of big bell is equally auspicious and noteworthy, as each stroke is so uplifting and inspiring.

Please listen to it with rapturous attention; it will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

You will progress spiritually with the grace of the Master. You will be glad to know that to sit in complete silence, reposing all in the gracious Master overhead, is what is necessary for the initiates, and all else is to come in its own time with His grace.

Each bit laid up for spiritual discipline counts creditably toward your inner progress. The cumula- tive result of your devotion will bring forth very good results in due course and at the proper time, with the grace of the Master.

The Word forms a connecting link between man and God. Thus each body is the abode of the Almighty. This is holy Naam, the Word permeating through all the pores of our bodies.

With the help of Naam, we may retrace our steps to the Source from which we emanated. The Word may be defined as the Spirit Current which emanates from the One Being.

This is the only way to God. There is no other way.

You need not be disturbed or disheartened, t repose all your hopes in the Master-Power workin,

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overhead. In the meantime, do your utmost to help in the great cause. Ours is to do our best and leave the rest to Him. The Wheel of Karma goes on irresis- tably. The only thing that can soften its working is Bhajan and Simran. When you are at the spiritual practices, devote full time to them and whole-heart- edly. When off, devote your time to efforts in the right direction earnestly for the purpose before you.

There is nothing wrong if you saw Master Sawan Singh Ji in meditation. The same Power works in both Forms. Sometimes only one Form appears and at other times, the second, may be the Present Master, or both appearing together. Be regular in devoting time to spiritual practices so that you may penetrate through the Light and go ahead. The Master-Power is working overhead and will extend all feasible help.

It is altogether incorrect that spiritual progress in meditations cannot be had for at least five years. Those who are not ready are neither led to the gracious Living Master nor are they initiated into the mysteries of the Beyond.

However, the progress may vary according to the past background, and some may progress more rapidly than others while others may lag behind.

But there is sure hope for everybody. It is a simple, yet arduous schedule which is made more


interesting and much easier by the grace of the Master.

I am glad you are able to overcome sleep during your meditations. When one grows spiritually within, inner consciousness is considerably increased and the child disciple is blessed with inner awakening and sleep is overruled.

I am glad that you are endeavouring to pursue your goal diligently. Regularity, earnestness and accuracy coupled with inner longing and yearnings are the helping factors, which bring one closer to the Master within.

I quite appreciate your yearnings, but the fact remains that He, the Great within, will surely bless you at the opportune moment when considered fit.

I am glad to find that you are following the sacred instructions to the letter. So far you have been successful in looking within the middle of the dark veil, and the next step is to still the thoughts. This will be gained with effort.

You will appreciate that when attention is completely riveted within at this thinking centre, and all the stray thoughts controlled by mental repetition of the charged Names, an overwhelming warming comes of itself from above, which multiplies in abundance and one then inculcates a gradual accelerated

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devotion for the holy meditations. A well tilled and nicely ploughed field will bring forth a rich harvest when watered with the waters of loving devotion and humble supplication.

It is always better to avoid company of those who have a tendency to down pull one's genuine spiritual desire. Please carry on lovingly and should there be any difficulty, do not fail to write to me.

Please do not become disheartened. When you want to forget the environment, the best way is to divert your attention from it and devote yourself fully to Simran or to the Sound Current. If you do this, the outer disturbances will not affect you. A genial cli- mate is helpful when doing spiritual practices.

It is really a happy day for an initiate to meet his or her Radiant Master within. The enjoining by the Master of regular meditations and stressing the need for living a life of love and purity are intended to make the way clear for the initiates. It is not their efforts alone that will bring them success in their uphill task, but the loving and willing surrender and faithful repose with which they sit and obey the commands.

The Naam or contacted within. and performance

Word is within you. This is to be The observance of the outer rituals of so-called meritorious deeds can-

not be of any help in this matter. The untold treasure


of Divinity lies hidden within, yet we search for it without and so all our efforts go in vain.

It is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are blessed with the Divine wisdom and appreciation for the grandeur of Master's grace. Indeed the disciplined child disciple is filled with awe inspiring gratitude for the innumerable blessings which fall to his or her lot under the protective guidance of the Living Master.

Reverential humility is the key-note for assimilating more of the Divine element of mind and with good grace of the Master it can be overcome by attuning one's soul with the holy Naam within, which is the fountain-head of bliss and harmony.

The gracious Master-Power is your constant and nearest companion and your gratitude is always acknowledged by Him. It is the loving glance of the mother which infuses the love into the child through the eyes, whereas the latter reciprocates the same to enjoy perpetual bliss. Your growing receptivity is a happy prelude signifying greater possibilities ahead, in due course with the grace of the Master.

You must silence your thoughts during meditation. The silencing of the intellect is the last nail in the coffin. You should not wish to have one thing or another. Simply sit at the door and wait. The sublime silence is best and easily achieved by lovingly and humbly reposing in the gracious Master-Power to grant and bless whatever is deemed fit. That benign

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power is incessantly with you and is quite aware of your earnest efforts.

But so long as you are conscious of your actions, you stand in your own way and when you lovingly eliminate yourself, He will manifest to you in the form of celestial manifestations of Divine Light and holy Sound Current.

It is something like inviting someone to enter the room while you are blocking the way by standing in the door-way.

Do you feel any numbness or stiffness in your body during Simran practice? If so, it is equally important to be eliminated. The sensory currents from the body below are graciously withdrawn to the eye-centre, not by the single-handed efforts of the disciple only, but by the loving grace of the Master- Power working overhead. You should not be watching the withdrawal process in the body, but keep your inner gaze constantly fixed into the middle of what you see before you. The practice of Simran is indeed a slow process, but when stabilized with the grace of the Master, one reaches the eye-focus without any special effort.

You will agree that it is the loving devotion, and the anguished cry of the soul, when the mercy is invoked and one gets attuned.

I hope you will continue steadily and lovingly to give time to the spiritual practices with faith and devotion, reposing entirely in the Master-Power overhead. You will have more progress.


The Master-Power is your companion always through thick and thin. So in all of your affairs do whatever you can and leave the rest up to Him, and try not to feel annoyed or discouraged. The Master- Power will be extending all feasible help and protection.

Often times ill health will not permit proper meditations. Such periods intervene in the liquidation of past karma, yet their severity and duration is toned down considerably with the grace of the Master.

You need not be sceptical about your progress, and instead be cheerful. You are doing your job and giving regular time to meditation. Each bit laid for the spiritual edifice counts creditably and will stand to your side in the long run.

Karmic liquidation is indeed a chief factor, for which the loving initiates are stressed the importance of disciplined life full of loving humility and piety. You will be blessed with increasing grace from the Master-Power working overhead.

Spiritual inheritance counts greatly for everybody's inner progress, yet earnest and persistent efforts put in under the protective guidance of the Living Master never go in vain and in due course of time bring in much fruit and that too in abundance. You should know it for certain that everything is being recorded behind the veil, and the gracious Master-Power is fully aware of your innermost aspirations.

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The first-hand experience we receive, through the kindness and grace of a Real Saint is, in itself, the solution to the problem of death.

"Unless you are born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven". So to be born again is to leave one's body and to enter into the Beyond from the physical to the astral. Our joy will know no bounds when we come into possession of a secret that has baffled man for so many centuries.

The Divine ambrosia can be had by inversion and not anywhere in the world outside. One can find it only on transcension into the spiritual regions above the physical body.

I am glad that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations and are blessed with various colours and lights within. You have failed to state as to what Sound Current you hear.

As God abides within, we must peep inside if we want to meet Him, to experience Him, and to have His blessings. We cannot hear His voice unless we turn away from the turmoil of the world and enter into the deep inner silence of the soul.

Therefore, I would request you to gaze and gaze longingly in your heart, with silence in your heart, with silence in your soul, and with no thought of this world or the next. The grace of God will descend on


you and the gaze will grow into a glimpse and H e will reveal Himself to you and you will find-nay see Him within yourself !

When doing the spiritual practices you should not put any strain on your eyes or forehead, nor should you be conscious of the breathing going on in the body. The Master is greatly pleased when His children progress within. H e is always there with initiates and is happy to extend His grace and blessings to the hearts of receptive children. He wishes all of His children to come up to Him in this lifetime.

With continued spiritual progress toward inner development, outer things become less disturbing. Remember, events come and go. Inner development, as it progresses, will gradually eclipse the physical temptations. One begins to do things in order to carry on with the higher ideal always before him or her, the fulfillment of which becomes an all-absorbing vocation in one's life. Such things as are conducive to higher progress become joyful.

Fortunate are the chosen few who are made instrumental in the Divine Set-Up.

As an earnest pilgrim we must seek. Meditation leads to God-realization. Fortunate indeed and blessed are they who surrender self to the Will of God. One must be a real seeker after God. All else must be unimportant.

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I am sorry to learn of your recent illness, but glad to learn that you are recovering rapidly with the grace of the Master.

Physical ailments are accidental and come up as a result of the reaction of past karma awaiting liquidation. The disciplined devotees pass through unscathed and come out cheerfully with the grace of the Master.

I am glad you have not lost ground and are once again listening to the holy Sound Current of bells continuously, which are incessantly your constant companion. The Divine Melody is the sustaining power and attuning one's attention to it within grants infinite bliss and harmony.

Remembrance of the Master, day and night, is very helpful. But giving time regularly to meditation in an accurate way need not be ignored. The spiritual practices are necessary for proceeding on the journey and to become increasingly receptive to the grace and blessings of the Master.

It is good that you have been initiated. The sacred charged Words conveyed to you are highly efficacious and their Simran with deep faith carries a deep significance.

The inner spiritual experiences are invariably granted to the prospective disciple to start with and these are a hundred percent possible only if the child disciple learns to repose his or her mental chattering


and sweetly looks penetratingly into the middle of the eye focus. There should be no clutching on your part and you should follow the instructions enclosed here- with for your guidance.

In the meditations the time that you devote should be exclusively dedicated to the Master. With a loving surrender and relaxation give time regularly to the spiritual practices, with faith and earnestness, which is most essential.

I hope by abiding to these things you will begin to have progress. There is nothing to be disheartened about. When others are progressing on the way with the grace of the Master, why not you?

To be an initiate is not enough. One has to be devoted regularly to meditation and develop from day to day. Lack of spiritual progress and remaining away from contacts where such inner progress is likely to be nourished, is apt to bring negative attitude under uncongenial influence.

Regular and sincere practice will bring more results from day to day and you will find stars in the sky in due course. You need not worry about any outside problems. I appreciate your attitude of considering the meditation time more important as com- pared to monetary things.

These Sounds will attract your Beyond and at times will take you to the Master within.

soul into the the presence of

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Let your home be peaceful as a peaceful home contributes much toward success in the spiritual practices. Even the bees will fly around in a noisy home to disturb the equilibrium of the mind. I am glad you are progressing. I have love for you. Any father will do all in his power to see that his children are at ease.

Regular practices with all love and devotion to the Master will give you splendid progress from day to day.

As regards the opening of the inner vision, it is necessary that you withdraw from the body. And for that you must fix your inner gaze penetratingly into the darkness between and behind the two eyes, with no consciousness of the process going on in the body below, and be quite oblivious of the outward environments. If you adhere to this practice accurately you will see the Light of Heaven within. Master-Power is ever with the devotee extending all feasible help, of which you are now becoming aware. This Power will never leave you. I quite appreciate your love.

When you listen to the Sound you are not to follow it to trace out its source of emanation, as in that way it fades out. You should simply keep on listening at your eye-focus with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger, and ultimately come from above. The Light within should be penetrated lovingly by fixing your inner gaze intently at its


centre. It will grow still brighter and burst to give you further way up with the grace of the Master.

Please be lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with deep faith and sacred earnestness. Master- Power working constantly overhead will be extending all feasible help, grace and protection.

It is possible that you may soon be blessed with the Radiant Manifestation of the Master's Form within a dazzling Light. You should lovingly keep to your Simran earnestly. You have not stated about the holy Sound Current as to what sound you hear inside.

The listening of the Sound Current as coming from the right side is equally important and equal time should be devoted for listening to it. This is the Audible Life Stream and regular devotion to its listening wiil further bless you with untold peace and serenity.

The intervening dry spells in meditation which the spiritual aspirant finds sometime are a blessing in disguise when the inner devotion is fostered for a higher step. You need not worry about it, but instead be earnestly devoted to your holy meditations with renewed zeal and vigour. The gracious Master-Power will be extending all feasible help, grace and protection.

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You are to relax sweetly at the eye-focus and await with all patience and steadfastness. It does happen sometimes when the initiates grow more intense in desiring one thing or another, such periods of dryness intervene. You need not bother about it.

The five sacred Names are charged and carry the life impulse of the Master. Their repetition with deep faith and single minded devotion will invoke His mercy and blessings.

I am glad you are making progress and the Master within is helping you in every respect. I wish that you may withdraw inside daily and see the Light of Heaven as well as the Light of the Master. Daily regular practice will give you this progress. The only thing to be done is-sit in one position with the inner gaze fixed constantly on the darkness or Light, whichever it may be. The rest is for the Master to do who is overhead extending all feasible help.

As regards voices coming to you, you should pay no heed to them. Please ask the one concerned to appear to you and talk. If he turns up, repeat the five Names. If He stands before repetition, only then listen to His voice. Generally these voices come from the negative power and should not be given any attention.


Be strictly on guard when doing practices. Pranas or breathing is not involved in any way. You should also have no consciousness of the body whatsoever. Master-Power is over your head and will be extending all feasible help.

When you hear a mingling of many sounds within, please try to discriminate which Sound is coming from the right side. The Sound will come nearer and ultimately will come from above and you will hear It much clearer.

On the natural way everyone will first see Light. This will first be stationary, then brighter and will burst to give way for one to pass through it and up. One may see scenes, figures, colours etc., but to stay long with them will only delay spiritual progress. One usually has to cross sun, moon or stars, but they give way in similar manner to allow one to pass onwards.

I am glad for your holy meditations wherein you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of sun and moon within, and hear the holy Sound Current of bells and drums almost at all times with the grace of the Master.

You should look intently into the middle of the inner sun or moon and repeat the charged Names, mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will burst to give

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you further way up. It is possible you may be blessed with the august Darshan of the Master with His grace. The holy Sound Current of bells and drums as coming from the right side is correct and should be listened to with rapt attention. Its rapturous listening will bless you with ineffable bliss and Divine intoxication. Your deep gratitude will bring added results.

All the initiates who have been initiated in the past, if they are faithful to meditation with love and devotion and perseverance are assured of rising to the higher planes and to meet their Radiant Master within. This is their inheritance granted to them from the Lord above. Everything will come up in due time.

I am glad to find that you have been lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of various descriptions from Lights to the charming Radiant Forms of the Master and His Master, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji, and the holy Sound Currents of different melodies which have overwhelmed you with deep gratitude for the Divine mercy and grace.

You are fortunate to bear testimony for these higher truths under the gracious protection of the Master, as such rare manifestations fall to the lot of a chosen few. You are to follow the principle of looking into the middle of the Lights or the charming Radiant Form of the Master or His Master, into Their Lustrous Eyes and Forehead and repeat the Names mentally. All else will come of itself without your efforts. Similarly, the Sound Current as coming


from the right side, of bells, flute, drums or roaring thunder, should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

The varying experiences you had with your eyes open show that the gracious Master-Power bestows a special grace on you for your personal conviction and reassurance. You are not to divulge these great blessings to others, but assimilate them in gratitude and they will multiply with the grace of the Master.

All bliss, peace and glory lie within you, on the Holy Road upon which you are travelling. So please carry on with your meditations with love, faith and devotion, and you will progress within from day to day and enjoy in ever increasing measures the great love and peace that inner spiritual development affords. Master-Power is working overhead and is your ever benign companion giving all feasible help and grace.

I am glad to find that you have been lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the grace of the Master. The new development in your sound exercises, since it has grown stronger at the centre in the forehead, is auspicious as the Sound Current from the right side ultimately comes from overhead.

Also, you have increased your time for the listening practice fifty to seventy minutes of continued listening at a time. This is a remarkable gesture of

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Divine grace and you must be enjoying the overwhelming bliss and harmony. It is the rare grace of the Master when the mind of the disciplined initiate rests in holy Shabd, which is the fountain-head of Divinity. You will grow in love, power and Divine wisdom with the grace of the Master.

The progress in your vision exercises when you see some lights and other scenes occasionally are equally good. The guiding principle of looking intently into the middle of whatever you see within and listening to the holy Sound Current as coming from the right side should be followed both in letter and spirit. All else will come of itself with grace.

The holy Shabd should be listened to with rapturous attention, which will fill you with ravishing bliss and Divine ecstacy.

I t is very good that you commence and end the day with the repetition of the sacred Names. These sacred Names are charged with the life impulse of the Master and their Simran (repetition) invokes His mercy. To the best of your efforts you should resort to the repetition of charged Names all along your vacant moments and keep yourself immersed in the loving remembrance of the Master.

Ever since the child disciple is led to the Living Master and is linked with the holy Naam within, the incessant flow of grace and protection is extended in abundance. The faithful and the loving develop


receptivity and assimilate the same to enrich their lives and they become a source of inspiration to others. The celestial manifestations within are the result of the grace of the Master and in no way may be claimed as one's personal effort or endeavour, however good they may seem to be. Yet it is of great importance to strictly abide by His Commandments thus invoking His mercy and blessing. It is not the inner experience which determines the spiritual progress, but the basic personal attitude of serene living of the child disciple, which proves his or her worth. Truth is above all, yet higher still is true living. A man is best known by the company he keeps and by his actions. The spiritual development is steady, continuous, unabated, harmonious and ceaseless from the moment one is linked with the holy Naam. The gaps of hushing silence creating an intense longing and pangs of separation for the Master, and holy Naam within in the innermost recesses of the heart, are happy preludes for a big leap forward. The cum- mulative efforts of the sincere devotee will one day open the flood gates of celestial glory, much to his or her gratuitous joy.

Silence, seclusion and solitude are the best and most helpful factors. The basic principle of a highly serene life is to accept the Divine Dispensation with cheer as it is chiefly based on the reactions of our own actions and is invariably flavoured with mercy for our eventual betterment. A disciplined devotee should view everything from a highly elevated viewpoint and accept life without any regret or remorse. You need not be sceptic about your restricted progress. You should have the satisfaction of doing your part, devoting regular time to the holy meditations with

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deep faith and sacred earnestness and religious regularity.

I note that you could not devote regular time for your holy meditations for lack of adequate leisure at your disposal, due to the over-crowded schedule of work. Yet you resort to the repetition of sacred charged Names and find them to be immensely helpful to you in various ways, with the grace of the Master. The presence of holy Sound Current with you shows His gracious protection, as it is the Astral Form of the Master.

If you will please snatch some time away from your work for holy meditations and devote regular time in an accurate way, you will be able to have inner progress with His grace. It is so simple that you can set apart some fixed moments both early in the morning or late in the evening, when you are fresh and buoyant.

The difficulty of sleep overtaking one during meditations can be overcome by fixing your inner gaze intently into the middle of whatever you see within, Light or darkness at the eye focus, and repeating the charged Names, mentally, may be at intervals, so that the gaze is not disturbed. Sleep only overtakes one when the gaze is slackened. Besides, you can have some slight exercise to keep fit and fresh before undertaking meditations.

It is because I am interested in your spiritual progress and wish you to progress within that I ask to have your progress reports, on the prescribed diary


forms, at regular intervals. This will e,jable you to seek guidance where necessary. The holj Sound Cur- rent of bells, roaring thunder, conch, violin, or any other sound of higher order as coming from the right side should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger, and ultimately come from above.

The holy experiences of deep silence within are auspicious and noteworthy. The inner silence becomes vocal with the grace of the Master. The feeling of withdrawing within beyond the eye-centre is natural and if you feel pain in your legs, etc., this denotes that you are still conscious of the body below during meditation.

You will please apprcciate that the sacred charged Words are highly efficacious and carry the thought transference of the Master. And when one repeats them lovingly and mentally, the sensory currents from the body below are automatically withdrawn towards the eye-focus.

It is quite natural and logical, just as one goes up in an electric elevator unaided and without any effort, similarly the soul currents are withdrawn to the eye-centre.

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I am glad for your awareness of the gracious Master-Power which is constantly extending all feasible love, grace and protection. This is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are blessed with the Divine Light which is becoming very strong and is coming to you from all sides to your eye-centre and you feel a great uplift with the grace of the Master. It is overwhelmingly wonderful.

Please look sweetly into the middle of this Divine Light, and steadily repeat the sacred charged Names mentally, very very slowly, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. The rest of the way will be up with His grace.

While sitting during meditation, one may forget the repetition of the five holy Names. In such a case mind and Kal (the Negative Power) can deceive us. So, to be on guard do not leave off repetition when withdrawn or in a sitting. If the Form of the Master remains while doing Simran, the disciple should listen to and accept the words of the Master as true. Often if we fail to repeat the five charged Words, the mind comes up before us in the form of the Master to deceive or to mislead us. When the real Master appears to the disciple, He will answer all questions asked of Him. No deceptive form will remain while the disciple is doing Simran. If any reply is given by the Master in dreams, that cannot be all true. The Master's Radiant Form appears to the disciple while he is in a conscious state, and He stands during Simran. The Negative Power at times may tell us


things, but does not stand before the Five Names. He may pretend to be our Master. Such words must not be relied upon.

When the mind needs no other thing except the Master, He Who is always within draws the veil aside and appears. So it is a question of developing an intense desire for Him. This desire is aroused by meditation and by sweetly remembering Him in one's heart to the exclusion of all other things.

When the soul withdraws, it traverses with the astral body into higher regions and sees figures. At that time you should repeat the five Names. The figures will disappear. Only such persons will stand before you as Those from the Fifth Plane, and from These you will derive some benefit. Soul traverses here and there and sees many events which are trans- piring elsewhere. But we should not waste our time in engaging ourselves in such things, as that will retard our spiritual progress. If you are regular in putting time into the spiritual practices, you will go ahead and surely meet the Master within, face to face.

While doing any manual or mechanical work or in idle moments, you can continue repeating the five holy Names or recite some prayer lovingly all the time and you will feel new strength is entering within you and that Someone is working with you, sharing much of your labour. Any interval, however short, during the day, may also be devoted to meditation

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and that will give you freshness and real energy for your work.

As regards vision, when you rise above your body- consciousness, you may see visions in the astral planes. Do not engage in looking at them, but repeat the five Names. Sometimes you may see lions and snakes appear. These are not forms of the Master of Love. A snake at times represents the mind. So do not pay any heed to it, it will not harm you. Some- times the five passions-lust, anger, greed, attachment and ego, leave us in the form of a lion or little children. These things cannot retard the progress of a soul who is doing Simran of the five holy Names.

If you hear a voice coming to you, please do not listen to it. Such voices are usually from the Negative Power. If the voice persists, ask him to come before you, and then repeat the five charged Names. If he stands before you while you are doing Simran, he will be your helper. Only the voice of the Negative Power will go away. Be strong in your Simran, it will remove all difficulties. You will become bold and fearless. You will see within so many rivers, mountains-you will cross them by flying over them. Simran will enable you to fly over them.

I am glad to know that you are lovingly devoted to your spiritual practices with the grace of the Master. You are blessed with the celestial manifestations of purple veil changing into gold, stars and


moon. You also hear the holy Sound Current of bells coming from the right side. These are cardinal revelations of Divinity granted to the child disciple for proceeding on to the True Home of the Master.

The presence of the Heavenly Melody in the form of ringing of bells all along your vacant moments is notable and shows that His gracious protection is being extended to you. Yet the listening to the Sound Current with the ears plugged with the thumbs is quite beneficial for steady progress on the holy Path. You are advised not to press your ears too hard, this will avoid hurt. Please note that mind usually resents this listening to the holy Sound Current, but it has a deep spiritual significance and as such should be followed scrupulously.

The Word is above the thinking faculty and is heard only when one rises above the eyebrows. The understanding of the Word comes only by direct revelation to the soul.

An initiates earnest longing should be to see and meet the Radiant Form of the Master within and be a constant, conscious recipient of His blissful, loving grace and blessings. The Master-Power overhead helps in all feasible ways to fulfil this desire.

One must be faithful to the instructions of the Master. Both the spiritual exercises are important. A

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disciple must do his part and the Master does His. It is for the disciple to sit in meditation in an atmosphere conducive to progress with a sweet remembrance of the Master. The disciple is not to presuppose things or visualize results, for these will follow of their own accord. Ours is to be an attitude of passivity, for the Doer is the One and only One, the Master, Who is the best Judge of the time and measure and manner of each step on the Path.

While asleep if one sees something which he remembers only upon awakening, it is called a dream. If, however, you are conscious all the time while passing through the various states referred to by you, that is not a dream, but that is what you experience consciously, and this is called a vision. All these different stages are elaborately discussed in the Crown of Life the reading of which will give you a full explanation.

The physical bodies of all are apt to undergo change and are liable to be influenced by diet, cli- matic conditions, seasons, age and the like. The laws of Nature affect everyone to some degree according to the extent of one's knowledge of them, or whether he neglects or follows them. A devoted disciple living simply and cautiously and reposing all trust in the Master-Power need not feel concerned with karmic situations even if they appear to be intolerable at the time. A loving devotion to the Master has always cushioned the hardest of conditions. Meditation is the most important thing and must not be neglected.


Procrastination is the thief of time. Mind also is ease- loving by nature and should not be let loose to allow any neglect in one's programme of life. As much time as possible should be devoted to this side.

Dreams need not be relied upon. One can have the vision of a past reincarnation. There is a vast creation inside, which need not be noticed. We should concentrate on seeing the Master, talk to Him and accompany Him, wherever He may lead us.

Conch sound resembles that one coming out as a result of blowing in the form of a long, continuous sweet mellow sound. The Immaculate Naam is the constant companion of each initiate. The more a child grows in awareness, the more he or she will appreciate the sweet loving help extended by the Master-Power, the Immaculate Naam.

You are regular in your meditations and are getting inner experience of the Light and Sound of God. It is no small achievement and I am glad that the time spent by you in meditation is the happiest time of your day. Please take care not to doze off into slumber during your meditation. If you feel tired, take a little rest before starting your meditation. During sleep, the sensory currents after getting to their native centre behind and between the eyes, slip down to the throat centre and the navel centre in a dream state and dreamless slumber respectively. So during sleep, the soul, instead of going up from its

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centre, which is at the back and behind the two eyebrows, comes down to lower centres in the body. It is therefore stressed that sleep should be avoided during meditation.

Please note that for gaining proficiency in meditations, you should undertake both of the practices separately, one following the other, which will bless you with stabilized progress on the holy Path.

The inner Light does not come or go. I t is always there within. It appears only when we are attuned and concentrated and disappears as soon as there is the slightest dispersion. The Light will not vanish if you just keep your inner gaze constantly fixed. You seem to hear the Bell Sound very faintly, apparently from a very far off distance. You should not follow Sound to the place from where it comes but stick to your place at the back of the eyes and listen to the Sound coming from the right side. In this way, the Sound will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

In future, when you see any scene, you need not remain there, but keep on repeating the five holy Names and they pass on. If, however, any Form stands before the repetition of the five Names, you may become absorbed therein, so much so that you forget yourself altogether. That will develop receptivity and He will speak to you. There is no harm to look into the middle of the Light before you. That


will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you a further way up. The only thing necessary is that you must be regular in devoting time to spiritual practices.

I am glad that you are increasingly aware of the joy of knowing the Path. Conscious contact with God-Power within is the panacea for all ills. If you repose everything in Him, many things will be soft- ened. We are all human, and where our efforts fail, there prayer succeeds. Please repose 'all' in the God- Power overhead.

The gift of Naam is the greatest gift to a person and comes about only through the Divine grace. There are many cases known of murderers and plun- derous robbers having been put on the Way. Those who come under the influence of Competent Masters, who are Love and Compassion Incarnate, are benefitted beyond comprehension.

The practice of Para Vidya takes one Beyond into the higher planes, beyond body-consciousness, rising step by step into the True Home of God. The awakening of the Kundalini is not the aim but a means to the end, but that involves breathing exercises and generates great heat in the body. Without rich diet and robust health, one cannot bear the brunt thereof. Few there be who can successfully take to that way. The Way of the Masters is the most natural Way, and it may be taken up by all quite easily.

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In meditations one is apt to fall asleep. This comes when our gaze is not properly fixed with full attention. When you see, you see clearly and constantly within. This will avoid sleep overtaking you. It would be better to have a bath or a walk just before sitting in the position for spiritual practices so that you may be wide awake inside.

You would have true knowledge, if you transcend the sense knowledge. Enter the inner silence, and this silence will become vocal. With longing in your eyes enter within from without. This is the central message of every True Master. In your own house you will see Him. Therefore, I would request that you gaze longingly into your heart, with silence in your heart, with silence in your soul, and with no thought of this world or the next. The grace of God will descend on you and the gaze will grow into a glimpse and He will reveal Himself to you, and you will see Him within yourself.

When you see the bright star within, the day star, as Jesus puts it, just fix your inner gaze minutely into the centre thereof. This will give you penetration and a way through the star and you will cross it. At times, the Master also appears over there. I am glad that your Sound Current is getting steadily stronger. While hearing the Sound, please do not try to stick to it, but listen carefully to the Sound and gradually you will hear the Sound distinctly as that of drum-


beat or thunder. The Master-Power is overhead and will be extending all possible help, grace and protection.

As for the feelings of growing numbness over the body, there is nothing to be afraid of. We have to withdraw from the body; this is the first step on the way to God. Do not pay any attention whatever to the withdrawal process which goes on automatically and there need be no awareness on your part of the body. In this way you will have no fear of leaving the body. It is the process of dying while living and has always been enjoined by the Saints in all times and climes. The Master-Power overhead has full charge of you and you have simply to slip into the Beyond under His protecting wings.

It is indeed a great victory over the mind when it is stilled during your precious moments of holy meditation. It is indeed a great attainment with His grace and you are fortunate to bear testimony to the sacred Truth.

No one is nearer to you than your Master. There is no need to run to mountains, though quiet sur- roundings do help in peaceful meditation. We have to learn to invert within. So please do not get disheartened in the least. Just try to do your part, and the necessary inner help will surely be forthcoming.

The time length for meditation should be increased gradually so as to achieve the target of two

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hours a day in the larger interests of your spiritual progress. The precious moments of earth life spent in meditations are superbly best utilized and count chiefly creditable for your inner spiritual progress.

The quiet solitude of a place can be helpful to meditations. Service to and for the beloved Master is one of the potential factors that helps to cleanse the vessel of a disciple and aids in going within.

To go within is the most important part of the sacred teachings, and this can be achieved only through the grace of the Master, which in turn is hastened by one's living a life of love, service and meditation. Thus they are linked and co-related to each other.

The thought pattern of the initiate is changed gradually as meditation improves. Breathing should never be involved in Simran as it creates heat and other complications that prevent the withdrawal of the sensory currents up to the eye-focus.

Kriya Yoga like so many other yogas has its own limited value and you should be grateful for whatever it gave you in your concentration. A Master of the highest order only can help to take a soul step by step to the True Home of the Father.

The practice of Simran begins with the repetition of the Master's objective Names slowly with a mental


poise. At first the practice is objective, but in time it becomes subjective. Then the constant thought of the Lord continues without cessation. Once this starts, the remembrance becomes automatic, continuous and constant and one never forgets the Lord.

Simran helps in the withdrawal of spirit-currents from the body. In Simran lies the seed that helps in the development of the soul.

Simran makes man introspective and concentra- tive. Extraordinary powers inevitably follow as a result of the concentration of mind in the inner planes.

Simran is a weapon against all dangers. It acts as a password to all spiritual planes. It gives strength and sustenance to the body and mind during trouble and affliction, and brings the soul near the Master.

Spirituality is an inner experience and its alphabet begins where all philosophy and yoga practices terminate. It is an experience of the soul.

The first practical lesson commences when there is complete withdrawal from the physical body through the kindness of a True Master. No one can withdraw and separate himself unaided from the physical body.

Masters come to distribute this treasure of Spiri- tual blessings to the seekers after true Spirituality

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and it cannot be bought. It is not taught. It is caught by contact with spiritual people.

The Master is your constant companion extending all feasible love, grace and protection. The further you progress inside, the more elated you will feel and your faith and love for the Master will grow stronger.

You will surely swim through this world by reposing your hopes in the Master-Power overhead.

When you feel the presence of the Master and believe that H e speaks to you, even though you do not see Him, please be careful to repeat the holy Names so that you may not be caught by some anti- power trying to block your spiritual progress.

Please note that Spirituality does not consist of hypnotism, mesmerism, spiritism or spiritualism. The feeling of 'coolness' achieved by you during your meditations when you placed your hand in His and directed your mind to the crown of your head, should not be repeated, as it is likely to affect your inner progress. The simple process of attuning within to the holy Naam should be your ideal goal. All other types of meditation should be ignored. You will please appreciate that the different methods of meditation prescribed by various sages for opening the lower chakras are fraught with dangers and as such should not be undertaken haphazardly.

The awakening of the Kundalini is discussed in the Crown of Life and as experienced by you sometime ago, is equally full of dire consequences. It develops


heat in the body and one often feels himself on fire from head to foot.

The involuntary numbness attained by keeping the body still for a considerable time while absorbed in some thought is the same as withdrawal of the sensory currents during meditation. The only differ- ence is that during meditations the attention or swat is attuned within at the eye-focus with the repetition of the charged Names mentally and by looking into the middle of Divine revelations, namely Light, etc.

I am glad to find that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations which show a considerable improvement with the grace of the Master. The inner revelations are the sure signs of Master's continuous grace for which you are continually becoming receptive by your earnest efforts. The presence of the holy Sound Current with you shows His continuous loving protection and is an auspicious factor. You will appreciate that this Heavenly Melody is the guiding principle, and the soul which is attuned with it is tied to this Divine Principle. The result is that no outward onslaughts can invade its listening, as in due course of time, you will relish its continuous listening which will become a matter of stabilized ravishing intoxication with the grace of the Master. The growing tension in the nerves can best be eliminated by sweetly relaxing at the eye-focus, by looking into the inner Beyond, when you will be transplanted within with His grace.

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The process of slowed breathing in deep meditations is not to be worried about for this shows your successful inner inversion into the Beyond. When the sensory currents are withdrawn to the eye-focus, the body below gets numb thereby allowing the prank forces to work smoothly and harmoniously, which naturally becomes more rhythmic and the breathing gets slowed automatically. It is not to be feared nor should any attention be given to it, for it is a volun- tary process and governed by the great spiritual law, and thc silver law, and the silver cord based on karmic evolution sustains the Life Principle without any harm whatsoever.

This might be attributed to your own apprehen- sions that your attention slipped down to see if the breathing had slowed, as otherwise you would have enjoyed something supreme and blissful. Please try to eliminate the breathing process by sweetly reposing in Him. Complete surrender to His Will and Pleasure is the surest and safest way for inner inversion and the journey on to the realms of pure bliss and unalloyed harmony.

I am glad to find that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of the Divine Lights of various colours and hear the holy Sound Current, as coming from the right side, which has since become louder and stronger, with the grace of the Master.

You were blessed with complete rise above body consciousness once, which you normally find difficult. The manifestation of the eye within which is two or


three times the size of the normal eye is auspicious, as it is that of the Master. It should be penetrated lovingly while fixing your inner gaze intently in its middle and repeating the sacred charged Names mentally, when it will burst to give you further way up, in due course with His grace.

It is possible that you may be blessed with the full size charming Radiant Form of the Master, which usually follows this manifestation. Please repeat the sacred Names to test its genuineness as sometimes the negative forces interfere and the charged Names are the sure criterion for testing the genuineness of the inner form. If this form stays before this repetition, know it for certain that it is friendly and will be helpful to you in your inner journey ahead.

The Sound Current of flute which you were hearing previously as reported is quite good. This should be listened to with rapt attention. It will grow stronger, draw closer, and ultimately come from above. It will eventually bless you with such a ravishing bliss that your mind will become subdued for good in due course of time with the grace of the Master.

Proficiency demands persistent and earnest efforts. Time factor is also necessary. Each bit laid for the spiritual edifice counts creditably for your inner journey.

The Light of life is in you; indeed you live by that very Light whether you realize it or not. Each one of you has had an experience of that holy Light. Now you must live in constant contact with the holy Light. It is uncreated and shadowless, eternally the same

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and peerless. The whole creation came into being by the same Light, and that very Light is shining in every heart. All are Divine in nature, and religion is the expression of Divinity already existing in man.

The Light of life must be made manifest in existence. Be ye a witness to the Light of life, not only within yourself but in others as well, for the same Light shineth everywhere and there is no place where it is not.

Once you discover this Light and learn to live by it, your whole existence will be changed. Love will permeate your very being and it will burst forth from the very pores of your body, transmuting all dross into sterling gold.

Love, you must know, is both the means and the Goal of life. Love, Light and Life are but different facets of the one Divinity.

Try to become a channel for the Divine and the Divinity will then flow through you. This is not something impossible, but it is the very acme of all human endeavours. In this world of matter one has of neces- sity to deal with matter. We have to make the most of the material raiment and the material world given to us. It serves a great purpose in the Divine Plan of Evolution. Matter is the ladder by which means the spirit has to rise above body-consciousness and move into the Realm Beyond-the Realm of Spiritual- ity-its native habitat. Learn to make the most of the means given to you and surely as day follows night, the victory shall be yours. A true Christian ought to take up his Cross daily. The Cross represents the physical body standing with outstretched arms. You have to rise above body-consciousness. You have to be reborn into the Kingdom of God. The disciple


must know how to die daily so as to be able to enjoy Life Eternal, beyond time and space.

The divulging of inner experiences to others except the Master or more advanced disciples affects one adversely and retards the inner progress. It has a significance. A rich man would like to control his hard earned riches lest it be noticed by others, who may become jealous of him. Similarly, the spiritual treasures achieved by the devotee need extra care and vigilance to be hid from others so that the same may remain safe and well-guarded. Just as a sapling is eaten away by a passing goat, but when it has grown into a stalwart tree, an elephant cannot uproot it. Again, the adverse thoughts of others do affect the disciple. Moreover, others growing jealous will not be able to give him or her proper guidance. The laws of the physical plane demand that each one must behave soberly and must not exhibit his or her extraordinary qualities which relate to higher planes, and as such the disciplined devotee is required to cultivate tolerance and humility. You can see that one narrating his or her personal experiences many a time becomes elated, thus invites the ego to take the upper hand, and pride has its fall as a result. On these basic grounds, the Saints made a Law to be strictly observed by one and all that the inner experiences must not be divulged, except to the Master who is competent to give proper guidance on the Way.

Cultivate a state of perpetual resignation to His Will. This will be helpful in meditation.

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Loving co-operation for devoting regular time to the holy meditations comprises the best gift a child can present to the Master. I am glad you are fully alive to your spiritual obligations. A fully developed and illumined spiritual aspirant is an asset for others, who can carry the Gospel of Love and Truth under the gracious protection of the Living Master.

Fortunate are the chosen few who are blessed with the rare privilege of instilling faith and right understanding in their less fortunate brethren for their spiritual enlightenment.

Spirituality is an inner experience. It i i an experience of the soul. The first practical lesson commences when there is complete withdrawal from the physical body through the kindness of the Master.

Please be assured that all goes to your credit and the auspicious day is not far off when the dark veil within be rent assunder and the flood gates of efful- gent radiance will be thrown open to you, with the grace of the Master.

The spirit force, Word, Naam or God-in-action is responsible for all that is, and the physical universes that we know are not the only ones that it has created. It has brought into being myriad regions and myriad creations over and above the physical.

Indeed the whole is a grand, unfathomable and illimitable pattern in which the Positive Pole (Such Khand) is formed by the plane of pure, unalloyed spirit, while the Negative (Pind) of gross physical matter with which we in this world are familiar.


In between are countless regions which those who have journeyed from one end to the other often divide into three distinct planes in accordance with their own peculiar balance of positive-spiritual and negative-material force.

I have assured you in my previous letter that repetition of the five holy Names is a powerful and a sure protection against any unholy force or entity reaching you. You have only to give time regularly to the spiritual practices with faith and love during the day. When free, try to remember the holy Names or sweetly think of the Master. The Master-Power is the constant companion and will be extending all necessary help, whether you may be conscious of it or not. So please take things easily and with new hopes in the new year, progress on the Path from day to day.

Do your best and leave the rest to the Master- Power overhead and leave off all worry and anxiety. It is time to be gay and happy.

In meditation or otherwise, if you hear any voices, you better ask the speaker to come before you. If he comes and stands before the repetition of the holy Names, then you may feel sure that He will be your well-wisher; otherwise, pay no heed nor feel alarmed. No one will come near you or harm you.

You complain that during meditation thoughts of business keep creeping into your mind. This is because you seem not to have developed a proper habit of doing meditation correctly.

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I find that you have certain debts to clear, and that you must discharge your duties as a husband and as a father, and this requires that you work hard in your business. You should do this earnestly. Work is worship. But after a day's hard work it is time to draw a curtain. At that hour, may be 8, 9, 10 or 11 at night, you should forget your business entirely considering that you have handed it over to the charge of Someone else more Competent and Powerful. Then relax, and relax completely. And whatever time you have, devote it in an accurate way without a break in the spiritual practices, with full faith and love, and with as much earnestness as you put into your business. Do not have any clutchings. Let the Master- Power that is constantly with you, working over your head, bless and grant what it considers best. You should have pleasure on your part and leave the results to the Master overhead.

There is nothing wrong with the Light and Sound coming together. But in your meditations, if you are engaged in the practice of gazing, you should not pay attention to the Tune and if you are busy hearing the Tune, you should be fully attentive to it only. If you pay attention to both, it will be divided. The Master- Power is constantly working over your head, watching and protecting you, in all respects. It is all the grace of my Master, Sawan Singh Ji, that is working. No wonder that you feel that His loving and watchful eyes are protecting you. You have only to be receptive to draw in increasingly the Master's love and grace. Some aspirants are under the protection of some higher Souls who always guide them on and on and ultimately bring them to the Feet of some Living Master to further their progress on the Path. Thanks


to the previous Masters who brought you to Someone Who has put you on the Way to the True Home of your Father. Please be lovingly devoted to the Sat- sang and love others so that you may have loving reactions and loving impulses arise in you to help you in your meditations. Try to avoid the society of the worldly-minded, as their company will affect your progress, and do your best to attain your Goal. God helps those who help themselves. You must live according to the teachings of the Master. This will bring in humility, love and surrender. All other things will follow and slowly and slowly the ego will vanish.

I find that despite your best efforts, you are unable to have any perceptible inner experience. For locating the discrepancy and its cause, you should please find out the following:

1. Do you repeat the sacred charged Names orally? If so, it is to be replaced, though gradually and slowly, to the mental repetition. It may further be explained thus- suppose you met somebody some days earlier, and had a talk with him and you want to recollect it now. You will neither use the tongue nor speak again, but mentally you will have all the con- versation repeated. This is the true form of Repcti- tion or Simran. The five holy Words are to be repeated mentally during meditation.

2. Do you remain conscious of the breathing going on in your body? If so, it is to be eliminated as the breathing process starts from the navel centre and ends in the nasal centre, and as such you remain in the body during your meditations. This can be done

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by looking sweetly and intently within, back and behind the two eyebrows, altogether oblivious of the body below or of the breathing going on in the body. You will agree that normally while doing work all day, reading or writing, coming or going, sitting or walking, eating or drinking, or even while talking, we are never conscious of the breathing going on. Simi- larly, during meditations, you are not to be conscious of it.

3. Do you feel any numbness or stiffness in your body during Simran practice? If so, it is equally important to be eliminated as discussed above. The sensory currents from the body below are graciously withdrawn to the eye-focus, not by the single-handed efforts of the disciple only, but by the loving grace of the Master-Power working overhead for proceeding within. You should not watch the withdrawal process in the body but keep your inner gaze constantly fixed into the middle of what you see within. The practice of Simran is indeed a slow process, but when stabilized with the grace of the Master, one reaches the eye-focus without any special effort. You will agree that it is the loving devotion and the anguished cry of the soul which invokes mercy, and one gets attuned.

4. Do you silence your thoughts during meditation? Naturally, you will say "no". The silencing of the intellect is the last nail in the coffin. How may it best be eliminated is explained below: You should not have any clutching tendency to have one thing or the other. Simply sit at the door and wait. This sublime silence is best and easily achieved by lovingly and humbly reposing in the gracious Master-Power, to grant and bless you with whatever it deems fit. That benign Power is incessantly with you and is quite


aware of your earnest efforts. But so long as you are conscious of your actions, you stand in your own way, and when you lovingly eliminate yourself, He will manifest Himself to you in the celestial manifestation of Divine Light and holy Sound Current. It is something like inviting somebody to enter the room while blocking the door-way by standing in it.

From the above I hope you will be able to locate the fault and will be able to remove it, with the grace of the Master. I quite appreciate your yearnings, but the fact remains that He, the Great within, will surely bless you at the opportune moment when He considers fit.

Master-Power is the constant and the nearest Companion of an initiate, and is always at hand to extend necessary guidance and help. When an initiate progresses on the Way, the Gracious and Radiant Master comes face to face and talks to him as one talks on the outer plane.

I am glad to note that your inner progress is developing. It will be easier for you to keep the mind perfectly still by just looking intently into the golden Light.

The repetition of the five Names should be done not constantly, but at intervals without thinking of the meaning of the Words. The 'charging' in the Words will help.

You felt as if you were hanging in a big empty space and down below you heard bells and right above the sound of a flute. These experiences will increase from day to day if you continue devoting

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regular time each day to the spiritual practices, with full faith and love.

The Master-Power overhead is anxiously waiting as to when His children will come to Him and enjoy the most heavenly peace and pure tranquility and celestial calm unheard of and undreamt of in this fleeting and delusive world.

When sitting in meditation, you should not try to clutch one thing or the other. The Form of the Master appears on its own, unasked for, in due course of time. Dreams come when one is not in sound sleep and the soul comes down instead of going above to higher consciousness. The Master-Power is at all times with the disciples and at times comes down to them in their dreams to reassure them of His presence and protective care, because they are not yet able to come up to Him in the higher conscious planes.

Higher development comes in due course. One has to go on steadily with the spiritual practices. All feasible help comes without being asked for.

Do not allow your mind to remain vacant. When at work, be fully absorbed in your work, as work is worship. Even when in leisure, it should not be allowed to remain vacant as a vacant mind is the home of the devil. It should be kept occupied either in repeating the holy Names or in sweetly thinking of the Master or hearing the Sound Current when it becomes audible, at all times of the day, without closing the ears. . .failing that one may study good books. When one derives inner illumination, it is but natural to think that others seeking for the Truth may also know about it.


I am glad to note that you saw Master Sawan Singh Ji. When one withdraws inside, at times the Master-Power appears to the devotee in the form of his own Master by Whom he or she was initiated or the Master's Master. They are both One. If One Form comes, the Other will follow. There is nothing to worry about. The only criterion one may use to judge the genuineness of the Master is by repeating the five charged Names. Only the genuine Form will stand, and all fictitious forms of the Negative Power will go away. At times, both the Forms of the Master and the Master's Master appear together, and sometimes alone. You have loving devotion for the Master through Whom you were initiated. They are but One, and not two. One bulb is fused, the other is put on through which the self-same Light is diffused, for Light is one. Word is made flesh and dwells amongst us, full of grace and truth. Of course all Masters were Word Personified, each in His own time.

When going inside, the forms of other Saints also appear. We have respect for all of Them. But remember that one's own Master will be looking after His initiates through life and death and hereafter. Surely one's own Master will appear and if the Master's Master appears, He is always a helping factor. You are to follow exactly what has been explained to you at the time of initiation and you need not be led away by the exhortations of anyone else who is not perfect on the Way. If we begin to waver in our faith, there is the danger of imperceptibly falling into some error. So many of us sat at the Feet of Master Sawan Singh Ji, yet He did not authorize everybody to do the work

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of initiation. Christ did say, "If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you."

You have seen a personality resembling Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj in a hazy form. Your presence with the Master for nearly two hours in the dream is a happy prelude as it shows His gracious protection being extended to you. The Divine revelation of Master and His Master's Radiant Form is a blessing of a very high order and it indicates that they are extending their loving protection to you here and hereafter. During such occasions you are advised to repeat the charged Names. If the Form remains before you, please take it for granted that it is friendly and will help you in your journey into the mysteries of the Beyond.

The holy Sound Current of bells, conch or flute as coming from above is correct and you should listen with rapt attention. These are rare blessings of the Master-Power constantly present with you and working overhead.

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